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TASK FORCE TO STUDY THE HISTORY AND LEGACY OF SLAVERY IN MARYLAND (Final Report) 1999/12/31 MdHR 991422 MdHR 991422, Image No: 91 Print image (41K) |
| 82 youth to fight crime and violence. Among the consultants for this project were Dr. Charles Blockson, Temple University; Ms. Gloria Tuggle (Still), member of the family of abolitionist, William Still. INTFA has as one of its members, Elisa Carbone, author of Stealing Freedom. This novel is based upon the dramatic, often poignant, life story of Ann Maria Weems, an enslaved women of Maryland, who, disguised as a boy, escaped to Canada at the age of 13. Most importantly, as a teaching tool with the novel, Ms. Carbone (who is a Ph.D. candidate in Education, Curriculum Theory, and Instruction at the University of Maryland) and her publisher offer a Teaching and Activity Guide for grades five and above. INTFA has recently entered into a partnership with NASA, with the "NASA Classroom of the FutureŽ" program, which has enabled the completion of a video that tells the history of the Underground Railroad through Math, Science and Technology. Members of Maryland based, Kiamsha, Inc. are among those featured in the video as well as Maryland historian and lecturer, Anthony Cohen. INTFA has pledged to support and promote the "2000 Kunta Kinte Festival "(September, Annapolis) as an extension of its millennium activities. We met in Annapolis with Mr. Leonard Blackshear and |