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Community Discussion Guide

Use this guide as a resource to inform and prepare community-based facilitators for screening Maryland Public Television’s BECOMING FREDERICK DOUGLASS and HARRIET TUBMAN: VISIONS OF FREEDOM documentary films. The Community Discussion Guide will help you navigate the complexities of discussing the histories and legacies of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass, which continue to shape our world. Find tips for organizing a successful event, including a five-step framework for facilitating productive dialogue around the films and engagement strategies to inspire and foster a participatory event for general audience members and college students alike.

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Community Screenings

We encourage screening events! If you would like to host a screening event, please complete a screening request form. Once approved, you will be provided with the clips or screeners you wish to use. Additionally, you will have access to all the materials you need to help promote your event. We will continue to add materials as they become available.

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If you have any questions, need assistance, or would like something not yet available in the folder, please contact Kristen Penczek at kpenczek@mpt.org.

Film Posters

Download the film posters, and celebrate the Courage-Strength-Legacy of Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass.

Harriet Tubman: Visions of Freedom movie poster

• 8.5 x11 | 18 x 24

Becoming Frederick Douglass movie poster

• 8.5 x11 | 18 x 24

Combined movie poster with Harriet Tubman and Frederick Douglass

• 8.5 x11 | 18 x 24

Resources to Learn More

Here are some additional resources you can use to further your research and dialogue, courtesy of the National Park Service and Library of Congress.

• Aboard the Underground Railroad: A National Register of Historic Places Travel Itinerary - List of Sites
  Discover more about the people and places associated with the Underground Railroad as you explore historic sites located in more than 20 states.
• Explore Network to Freedom Listings
  Identify sites and locations related to the Underground Railroad as part of the National Park Service’s Network to Freedom program. Each location has a verifiable connection to the Underground Railroad.
• Frederick Douglass National Historic Site | District of Columbia
  Take a virtual tour of Cedar Hill and experience the home of Frederick Douglass from anywhere
• Harriet Tubman National Historic Park | New York
  Explore Harriet Tubman’s home in central New York where she continued to fight for abolition, women’s suffrage, and human rights and dignity until her death in 1913.
• Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historic Park | Maryland
  Schedule a visit to the orientation center and park, and learn more about Harriet Tubman on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
• National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom
  Learn how the Network to Freedom Program honors, preserves and promotes the history of resistance to enslavement through escape and flight and advances the idea that all human beings embrace the right to self-determination and freedom from oppression.
• Network to Freedom Underground Railroad Map
  Use this interactive map to explore the Network to Freedom site listings. Listings are searchable by location.
• Travel with Tubman
  Use this virtual trip planning tool to discover 13 places important to Harriet Tubman’s life and legacy. Travel with Tubman invites you to explore places across the country that highlight Harriet Tubman’s importance in American history.
• Underground Railroad Experiences
  Immerse yourself in different communities as you learn the stories of freedom seekers and abolitionists fighting to end slavery.