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Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
Debating Abolition
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Should you kill to end slavery? This program works with students to understand the range of options open to abolitionists, from pacifist William Lloyd Garrison to the violence of John Brown.
Abraham Lincoln Birthplace National Historical Park
Abe’s Childhood Adventures
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Lower Elementary: Pre-Kindergarten through Second Grade
Lincoln's character traits, such as honesty, perseverance, and compassion shaped the ways he influenced history. Meets Kentucky K-2nd grade reading standards. This lesson was created by Kentucky teachers as a part of the History and Science Explore Project.
First State National Historical Park
Flight to Freedom on the Underground Railroad: Emeline’s Journey
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
An interactive overview of slavery and abolition in Delaware told through the compelling story of enslaved Emeline Hawkins and her family, and their escape to freedom on the Underground Railroad. This program takes place at the New Castle Court House Museum.
Theodore Roosevelt Island
Mr. Lincoln's Soldiers
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
Mr. Lincoln's Soldiers is a two and a half hour program that gives students hands-on experience exploring life as a Union army recruit at Camp Greene, which was located on Theodore Roosevelt Island during the Civil War. The island provides an ideal setting for examining such concepts as the abolition of slavery, the experience of African American soldiers in the Civil War, and the effects that serving in the Union Army had on soldiers.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Peace Picnics and Community in Hopedale
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
In 1842, a group of like-minded individuals created a commune called Hopedale. Under the leadership of minister Adin Ballou, people came to Hopedale to live out their values, which included Christian non-resistance and abolition. In this lesson, students will read primary source accounts about anti-slavery meetings and celebrations independence in Hopedale, MA and consider how people use speeches and print to make persuasive arguments.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Conflicting Values: John Brown and Adin Ballou
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This lesson plan invites students to consider the conflicting views of leading abolitionists in the years leading to the Civil War. There is a special focus on Adin Ballou, a Practical Christian who advocated for non-resistance, and leaders who supported violent tactics.
Women's Rights National Historical Park
Opening the Gates to Change: the Erie Canal and Woman’s Suffrage
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In this lesson from the Erie Canalway National Heritage Corridor, students will analyze the impacts of the Erie Canal on development of 19th century social reform movements, particularly women’s rights. Students will examine historic examples of groups who struggled for equality and will compare past movements to contemporary issues. Students will consider their own capacities as change-makers.