Freedom & Captivity Primary Source Sets
Investigate incarceration through historic images, documents, artifacts, and sound recordings
Created by a collaboration between the Maine State Archives, Maine State Library, and Maine State Museum.
The Packets
CHOOSE A GRADE LEVEL
WWII Prisoner of War Camps
- Introduction
- Primary Sources
- Source Labels
- Analysis Worksheets:
Document, Sound Recording, Artifact or Image
Native American Boarding Schools
- Introduction
- Primary Sources
- Source Labels
- Analysis Worksheets:
Document, Sound Recording, Artifact or Image
What Kinds of People are in Prison?
- Standards Alignment
- Introduction
- Primary Sources
- Source Labels
- Analysis Worksheets:
Document, Sound Recording, Artifact or Image
Life in Prison
- Standards Alignment
- Introduction
- Primary Sources
- Source Labels
- Analysis Worksheets:
Document, Sound Recording, Artifact or Image
Captivity Outside of Prison
- Standards Alignment
- Introduction
- Primary Sources
- Source Labels
- Analysis Worksheets:
Document, Sound Recording, Artifact or Image
Working in Captivity
- Standards Alignment
- Introduction
- Primary Sources
- Source Labels
- Analysis Worksheets:
Document, Sound Recording, Artifact or Image
Additional Resources:
Statewide “Freedom & Captivity” Background – National and Maine-specific Information
Timeline of Incarceration in the U.S. and Maine
Learning for Justice – Teaching about Mass Incarceration
Smithsonian Learning Lab – Japanese American Incarceration
Learning for Justice – The School to Prison Pipeline
DownEast article – Maine Wabanaki-State Child Welfare Truth and Reconciliation Commission
Documents too advanced for your class? Copy/paste the text into Rewordify.
TROUBLE GETTING STARTED?
Let us help in your classroom
Our educators are ready to provide you with any help you need as you work with your students. The video below provides an introduction to these materials and how to use them in the classroom.
Contact
For help or to learn more, contact Lead Educator Kate Webber at kate.webber@maine.gov
Credits
Project Interns:
- Emma Soler, Bates College
- Devon Berkeley, Colby College
- Stella Margarita Gonzalez, Colby College
- Annie Martin, Colby College
Content Editor:
- Misa Beltran-Guzman, Colby College
Partner Organizations: Maine Department of Education, Maine State Archives, Maine State Library, Maine State Museum, Maine Historical Society