Invite students to work together to share what they know about the history of slavery and about the methods used by fugitive slaves and those who helped them escape to northern states and to Canada. Have volunteers record the students' information and ideas on the chalkboard for reference as they read the novel. Bring to class an object that holds personal significance for you. Display the object and describe the associations the object brings to mind to you. Then explain to students what a legacy is.
Students can volunteer to bring in objects from their own pasts to exhibit and discuss.
The Layered Look. Ask students, individually or in small groups, to use newspaper and magazine pictures and headlines to create collages that communicate the pride that people take in their heritage. Encourage them to express the variety of racial, ethnic, religious, and national heritages found in the United States. The Voice of the People. Ask students to record and present oral histories that explore some aspects of their community or of students' family heritage.