Runaway Ad – Using Primary Documents

Duration: 45 minutes
Overview

Analyze a runaway slave ad placed by Thomas Jefferson in 1769.

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Grade Level

Middle School

Type of Lesson

Other

Interdisciplinary Connections

This lesson can easily tie into lessons on colonial American slavery, Thomas Jefferson, or plantation occupations.

Author Info

Robin Gabriel
Monticello Education Department
Charlottesville, VA