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Showing 2,446 results for Slavery and Abolition ...
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.
Gateway Arch National Park
Slavery on Trial
- Type: Media for Loan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This 20-minute documentary highlights the national significance of Dred and Harriet Scott's lawsuit for freedom at the St. Louis Courthouse and eventual U.S. Supreme Court case in 1857.
Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
Slaves as Property
- Type: Primary Sources
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Students will read a "Reward Flyer" advertising the escape of a Florida slave. This will spark learning about slavery, property, and the Underground Railroad.
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.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
What was life and work like for enslaved people on Southern plantations?
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Slavery & the Declaration of Independence
- Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
The first printing of the Declaration of Independence in Salem appeared next to advertisements for escaped and for sale enslaved people. Students use evidence from the document and historical knowledge to explore the meaning of freedom.
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
Salem, Slavery, and the Sacred Cod
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
New England has deep historic connections to the slave societies in the West Indies (Caribbean). This lesson explores primary sources that implicate Massachusetts merchant families in the Atlantic slave economy.
Ulysses S Grant National Historic Site
Exploring the History of Slavery in St. Louis
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
This Distance Learning Program aims to provide an introduction to the history of slavery in St. Louis. Geared for students in grades 3 through 5, the program examines what life was like for enslaved Missourians and highlights the stories of six enslaved African Americans from St. Louis who went on to become nationally famous for their efforts to end slavery and promote racial equality in the United States.
Appomattox Court House National Historical Park
After Appomattox: Artifacts of Slavery and Freedom
- Type: Distance Learning
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
On April 9, 1865, General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House in Virginia, ending the Civil War. Use this online activity to learn about the historical events and their impacts at this small village, especially for enslaved African Americans.
New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park
Lesson 6 - RESEARCHING CONTEMPORARY SLAVERY
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
This is the final set of lessons in a multi lesson unit. Lessons are based on the two-cd set Freedom Is Coming: Songs of Freedom, Resistance, and the Underground Railroad, available from the New Orleans Jazz National Historical Park, 916 North Peters Street, New Orleans, La, 70116. www.nps.gov/jazz
Timucuan Ecological & Historic Preserve
Slavery Systems in America, a classroom lesson
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students will use Kingsley Plantation as a setting to explore how slave systems in Florida varied under the Spanish, British, and American rule.
Blackstone River Valley National Historical Park
Slatersville, Slave Cloth, and the Slater Fund
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
One member of the Slater family, John Fox Slater, became an outspoken abolitionist and gave a considerable amount of his fortune to a fund that paid for schools and the education of Black leaders. A historian in this series asks: “Why did he do it?” Consider this question and the interconnectedness of the economies in the North and the South as you complete the activities in this lesson plan.
Harpers Ferry National Historical Park
Incident at Harpers Ferry: Slavery and John Brown
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
In this lesson, students will share their thoughts on slavery, examine how our country dealt with this institution, consider how both pro-slavery elements and abolitionists looked at slavery and why, and learn a little about John Brown’s early life - in particular, his activities out in Kansas in the years 1855 – 1857. Students will then be able to answer the following essential question: What was slavery like in the antebellum United States?
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.
George Washington Birthplace National Monument
How Most of the Plantation Lived: Slavery at the Washington's Farm
- Type: Other Education Materials
- Grade Levels: Upper Elementary: Third Grade through Fifth Grade
How Most of the Plantation Lived: Slavery at the Washington's Farm Materials will be mailed when reservation is made. Please call (804) 224-1732 ext. 227 for further questions or to inquire about making a reservation.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
This lesson is based on the National Register of Historic Places registration files for Wye House, Nathan and Polly Johnson House (and photographs), and Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (and photographs), as well as other source materials on the life of Frederick Douglass.
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
How did slavery connect Salem to a global economy?
- Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students examine two primary source documents connected to Salem merchant, Richard Derby, to explore connections between slavery in Salem, maritime trade, and a global economy.
- Type: Lesson Plan
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Follow Frederick Douglass on his journey from life as a slave to that of a respected statesman and investigate how three homes reflect the different phases of his life.
Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad National Historical Park
Family Matters: The Life of a Slave Family Pre-Visit Activity
- Type: Field Trips
- Grade Levels: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
Family was central to Harriet Tubman's life. As she wrote, "I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land; and my home, after all, was down in Maryland; because my father, my mother, my brothers, and sisters, and friends were there. But I was free, and they should be free." What compelled Tubman to return for her loved ones on multiple trips to guide them to freedom?
Salem Maritime National Historic Site
How did the slavery economy contribute to the American Revolution in Salem?
- Type: Primary Sources ... Student Activities ... Teacher Reference Materials
- Grade Levels: High School: Ninth Grade through Twelfth Grade
Students examine two primary source documents connected to Richard Derby of Salem and complete a graphic organizer to explore the economic forces that contributed to the American Revolution in Essex County.