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Slavery: Acts of Resistance
In this activity students compare an excerpt of a WPA interview with an ex-slave with a more famous statement by Frederick Douglass to arrive at their own interpretations of slave resistance. This lesson is designed to work with the film Doing As [...]
Tags: Frederick Douglass, Group Work
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)
Debating Abolitionist Strategies
In this lesson, students will host an abolitionist meeting in the 1850s, after the passage of the Fugitive Slave Act. Three strategies for ending slavery will be presented, and students will evaluate and debate the strengths and weaknesses of each [...]
Tags: Group Work, Role Play and Debate
Item Type: Teaching Activity
Historical Era: Antebellum America (1816-1860)