Resistance along the Fluid Frontier
International team designs place-based curriculum on anti-slavery resistance along the Detroit River during the period of the Underground Railroad.
Resistance along the Fluid Frontier is a place-based curriculum on anti-slavery resistance along the Detroit River during the period of the Underground Railroad. Designed by an international team for use in eighth-grade US history classes in Michigan as well as in seventh-grade Canadian history classes in Ontario, the curriculum invites students to take on the role of community historians to explore the early history of abolition, anti-racist organizing, border crossing, and freedom seeking along both sides of the Detroit River.
Through five well-resourced lessons based on nine case studies, students learn from the studies of prominent historians, research the inspiring stories of little-known freedom seekers, and work in teams to create their own historical narratives and exhibits that elevate these stories and enrich our shared understanding of both regional and national history.
