Harriet Forten Purvis: Another Look
WORLDHISTORY PROJECTORIGINS/ LESSON 7.8CLOSERHARRIET FORTEN PURVIS: ANOTHER LOOKUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Harriet Forten Purvis: Another Look,” OER Project, www.oerproject.com/PurposeZoomingback into the story of Harriet Forten Purviswill help youdecide if it was morals, economics, or activismthat guidedher efforts to affect change on political and economic structures during her lifetime.Process1.Readthe graphic biographyHarriet Forten Purvis. If you completed the opener at the beginning of this lesson, compare the actual arrangement of the panels and storyline to your own predictions. How’d you do?2.Now, look for evidence in the story of how HarrietForten Purvis’s work as an abolitionist integrated morals, economics, and/or activism. For additional context, you can read the extended biography.FactorEvidence from the storyMoralsEconomicsActivism3.Whichfactor do you think played the most important role in guiding Forten Purvis’sefforts? Explain your answer.