Harriet Forten Purvis: First Glance
WORLDHISTORY PROJECTORIGINS / LESSON7.8OPENERHARRIET FORTEN PURVIS: FIRST GLANCEUnless otherwise noted, this work is licensed under CC BY 4.0. Credit: “Harriet Forten Purvis: First Glance,” OER Project, www.oerproject.com/1PurposeZooming in on the role one abolitionistplayed can remind us of the impact human action can have on the course of history.Process1.Startby reading this introduction from the first panel of Forten Purvis’sgraphic biography.“Harriet Forten Purvis (1810 to 1875) was an African American woman of mixed heritage. She was one of the organizers of the Philadelphia female antislavery society and later an activist for women’s suffrage. Along with her sisters, her husband, and allies, she pioneered strategies that would be used by later civil rights movements. She has received little credit for her work.”2.Next, examine the images on page 2 or use this Google Slide. These are the remaining six panels from Harriet Forten Purvis’sstory, but they are in random order. Use the little information you have from the excerpt along with the details in these images to try to arrange them into a logical order. If you can, do this with a partner or small group, and write your short story (roughly six bullets) below:3.Atthe end of this lesson, you’ll get a glimpse of the full graphic biography of Harriet Forten Purvis so that you can see how closely your story matches!
WORLDHISTORY PROJECTORIGINS / LESSON7.8OPENERHARRIET FORTEN PURVIS: FIRST GLANCE2