Genre: Childrens/Educational/Black History
Age Range: Kids in grades 3-6
Runtime: Approx. 22 minutes
Heroes of Freedom: The Stories of Harriet Tubman & Rosa Parks - Overview
The Heroes of Freedom DVD series offers movies that teach children about people of courage who changed America. The initial title in the series, The Stories of Harriet Tubman & Rosa Parks, presents live-action dramatizations, historically accurate reenactments, photographs, and colorful maps, which help tell the stories of these two women who worked their entire lives for fairness and freedom.
The DVD is geared toward children grades 3-6, and the stories are told simply and directly, so that they are easy for kids to learn and understand. Throughout the stories, vocabulary words are highlighted in order to help kids learn about relevant terms and phrases such as enslaved, plantation, abolitionist, Underground Railroad, and segregation. In addition, the DVD menu allows play of the entire stories as well as the option to view selected chapters.
Heroes of Freedom: The Stories of Harriet Tubman & Rosa Parks - Guide Review
In the first DVD from the new Heroes of Freedom series, the stories of Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks are excellently portrayed for children. The dramatizations are filmed in a high-quality, tasteful manner, and the narration is simple, direct, and interesting. Children will be absorbed by the poignant stories of these two women, and they will likely find this presentation of the lives of Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks to be both educational and inspiring.
*Parents and teachers should be aware that one scene in the movie about Rosa Parks depicts her, as a young girl, holding a large rock as if she will throw it at a boy. The movie tells the true story of her standing up to a boy who threatened to beat her up. She does not actually throw the rock, but she holds it as if she will throw it if he comes after her.
Heroes of Freedom: The Stories of Harriet Tubman & Rosa Parks - Expand Upon the Curriculum
- About.com's guide to Women's History gives an in depth bio on Harriet Tubman and Rosa Parks
- Liz, our guide to children's books, offers a list of the Top 8 Children's Books about African American Freedom Fighters
