| Abolitionism:
A Background research and report on: • Tell us the history of the Abolitionist movement in the U.S. Places to start: Africans in America: History of Abolitionism "I Will Be Heard" - Abolitionism in America Opposition to Slavery Brief Biography of Harriet Tubman Anti-Slavery Activists Making Anti-Slavery Movement Popular Abolitionism 1830-1850 Use Google to find more resources if necessary! |
| Fighting Back and Escape research and report on the daily lives of: • The ways slaves fought back while they were still in chains • The stories of slaves who escaped from freedom, and how they did it • The white responses to this fighting back Places to start: Slave Rebellions The Amistad Case "I Will Be Heard" - Black Resistance Frederick Douglass' Account of his Escape to Freedom Primary Sources: Slave Ship Mutiny The New York Revolt of 1712 The Stono Rebellion of 1739 Report from William Bull regarding the Stono Rebellion The Impact of the Stono Rebellion on Slaveowners (scan through for more info!) Maroon Societies Primary Sources: Slave Rebellions Use Google to find more resources if necessary! |
| Famous Abolitionists research and report on: • Famous abolitionists - what are their stories? • Who were they? • Why did they get involved? •What did they do to fight against slavery •2-3 Abolitionists should be sufficient Places to start: Frederick Douglass William Loyd Garrison David Walker Henry Highland Garnet Angelina Grimke Sojourner Truth Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Tubman Other Abolitionists "I Will Be Heard" - Prominent Abolitionists Opposition to Slavery African-Americans in Slavery Anti-Slavery Activists Making Anti-Slavery Movement Popular Use Google to find more resources if necessary! |
| The Underground Railroad research and report on: • What was the Underground Railroad? • How did it work? • Explain some of the ways slaves communicated secrets about escape. • Who are some of the people who worked on the railroad? • Was there an Underground Railroad in Illinois? What was it like? Places to start: Choose Your Own Adventure: The Underground Railroad American Experience: A Brief History of the Underground Railroad Follow the Drinking Gourd Brief Biography of Harriet Tubman Learn About the Underground Railroad "I Will Be Heard" - Black Resistance Anthony Cohen's Diary (he was on the Underground Railroad) Use Google to find more resources if necessary! |