Ranger-Guided Field Trip ProgramsThe Farm Through Booker’s EyesGrade Level - Kindergarten and 1 Duration - 60 minutes Students will compare Booker T. Washington's life as an enslaved person to their own lives today. As they walk, they are encouraged to use their five senses. They will learn about the challenges Washington faced as a child and the resilience he developed in response. Let Freedom Ring Grade Level - 2 and 3 Duration - 60 minutes Booker T. Washington experienced significant hardship as an enslaved child and later accessed education and expanded opportunities following emancipation at this site. Students explore the difficulties Washington faced and examine the value of freedom. War on the Homefront Grade Level - 4 and 5 Duration - 60 minutes The Civil War transformed daily life for both enslaved individuals and the Burroughs family at this plantation site. Students study national debates on slavery and regional differences between the North and South. The program includes analysis of primary sources, such as the Emancipation Proclamation, and discussion of its impact on Washington and his family. Students also compare Washington's family's experiences to those of other newly freed families after the Civil War. Cast Down Your Bucket Grade Level - 6 to 8 Duration - 60 minutes Booker T. Washington believed Black Americans would achieve equality through opportunity, education, and democracy. Students identify the significance of his achievements at Tuskegee University and his impact on the United States. They use examples from his life to explore the value and challenges of American ideals such as democracy, education, entrepreneurship, and equal opportunity. Students develop critical thinking by reading and discussing primary sources and preparing written responses. Clash of the Titans Grade Level - 9 to 12 Duration - 60 minutes As early leaders in the civil rights movement, Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois both opposed poverty and racial injustice, yet debated the most effective strategies to achieve their objectives. Students analyze primary sources by Washington and Du Bois, compare their differing reasoning and perspectives, and identify how their backgrounds—enslaved in the South versus free in the North—influenced their lives. The program examines the effects of industrialization, public education, sharecropping, segregation, and racial violence on Black Americans. Students participate in collaborative discussions to evaluate the beliefs of Washington and Du Bois within historical context and develop informed perspectives on the roles of education, industrial training, civic activism, and self-determination in advancing the public good. Explore Monument Resources
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Last updated: March 20, 2026