Powerpoint Presentations

Here are a couple of PowerPoint presentations we have used in classroom presentations to teach students about the J.R. Clifford story and the history of civil rights in West Virginia.

2010 History Day Slideshow

A New Home For Liberty

2010 J.R. Clifford Slideshow

Hari Jones: Contraband To Freedmen


This presentation is centered on J.R. Clifford and the historical context of his life

This presentation focuses on the role of abolition and the fight for equality in the creation of the state of West Virginia.

This presentation is a pdf of a presentation on J.R. Clifford that was designed specifically for classroom use.

This presentation was shared by Hari Jones of the African American Civil War Museum in Washington, DC.