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Coming NEXT:
Passage to Hope

Evening Program 7:00 p.m. March 16 on HECTV

What does it mean to be an immigrant? What forces compel you to embark on an uncertain journey? What is life like in a new and strange country? Hear directly from recent immigrants to St. Louis. Explore their impact on American culture. Learn about services designed to help their transition.

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Click here for Passage to Hope Curriculum Guide.

All programs may be watched on HEC-TV Charter Communications channel 26 or AT&T U-Verse channel 99, and by web stream from the link on the opening page.

Previous Programs: Available on ITUNES U

Passage to Progress: Eads Bridge and the Railroads
Date: January 22, 2008
Times: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. CDT
Grade Levels: 4-9
Cost: NO CHARGE

Build students' critical thinking skills as they explore the exciting link between transportation innovations, people's lives, and economic progress by investigating major moments of St. Louis history-building of the Eads Bridge, and the impact of the railroads
on America.
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Passage to Progress: The Automobile and the Airplane
Date: January 22, 2008
Times: 1:00 p.m. to 2:00 p.m. CDT
Grade Levels: 4-9
Cost: NO CHARGE

Build students' critical thinking skills as they explore the exciting link between transportation innovations, people's lives, and economic progress by investigating major moments of St. Louis history-the impact of the automobile on America, and the airline industry.
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Passage to Freedom
Evening Interactive program: September 22, 2008 7:00 p.m.
Time: 7:00 p.m.
Audience: General
Cost: NO CHARGE

Be part of the live audience at Maryville University in the Buder Family Center.
What were "freedom suits" and how did they influence the lives of slaves and their owners? Go back in time to early 19th century St. Louis. Explore primary source court records. Hear the stories of slaves seeking freedom, their lawyers, and their owners. Open a window on history and explore what you see.

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Click here for Primary and Secondary source activities.

Click here for activities that explore the slave trade.

Student interactive programs: September 25, 2008
Times: 10:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. CDT or 1:00 to 2:00 p.m. CDT
Grade Levels: 4-8
Cost: NO CHARGE