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Univ. Of Detroit Mercy Black Abolitionist Archive: Black Abolitionist Archive

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of speeches by African American abolitionists from the 1800s, accompanied by interpretative readings in audio files.
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Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: African American Abolitionists

For Students 5th - 8th
Read about three African-American abolitionists who worked alone and in concert with white abolitionists. The most radical was David Walker, who was the founder of radical abolitionism.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Revolutionary Rise of Abolitionists

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Revolutionary Rise of Abolitionists" by USHistory.org, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...
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Ny History Net: The "Black Dream" of Gerrit Smith, New York Abolitionist

For Students 9th - 10th
This site talks about the life of abolitionist Gerrit Smith, who was convicted in the John Brown Raid on Harpers Ferry but maintained innocence in any involvement in planning the raid.
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House Divided Project: Letters and Diaries: Thomas Garrett to William Still #2

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcript of an original letter from Thomas Garrett to fellow abolitionist William Still regarding the intricate workings of the Underground Railroad.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Sojourner Truth: Abolitionist and Women's Rights Activist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through two primary source activities and a short biographical video, learners will understand the remarkable career of this persevering woman who lived up to her self-chosen name.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Harriet Beecher Stowe: Author and Abolitionist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Through two primary source activities and a short biographical video, students will examine the content and impact of Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Henry David Thoreau: Author, Philosopher, and Abolitionist

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
By watching a short video and engaging in two primary source activities, students will explore the philosophy, writings, and impact of Henry David Thoreau.
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History's Women: Sojourner Truth, Abolitionist Suffragist

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a biography of African American Sojourner Truth (1797-1883), born Isabella Baumfree in 1797 in upstate New York.
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University of Groningen

American History: Biographies: Frederick Douglass

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides extensive excerpts from "The Autobiography of Frederick Douglass." This is a lot of information about the great abolitionist and orator written by himself.
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House Divided Project: Letters and Diaries: Thomas Garrett to William Still #4

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcript of an original letter written from Thomas Garrett to fellow abolitionist William Still inquiring about Harriet Tubman's whereabouts on her journey to freedom.
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House Divided Project: Letters and Diaries: Thomas Garrett to William Still #1

For Students 9th - 10th
Transcript of a letter written from Thomas Garrett to fellow abolitionist William Still regarding the intricate and often dangerous leadings of the Underground Railroad.
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Stanford University

Sheg: Document Based History: Reading Like a Historian: Texas Independence

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Learners read primary source documents to solve a problem surrounding a historical question. This document-based inquiry instructional activity allows students to read parts of the Texas Declaration of...
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Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Lucy Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
This biographical sketch of Lucy Stone includes numerous links to related sites and articles about this early american feminist and abolitionist.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical profile of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper, the first African American woman to publish a short story and also an influential abolitionist, suffragist, and reformer.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Angelina Grimke Weld

For Students 9th - 10th
Although raised on a slave-owning plantation, Angelina Grimke Weld became an ardent abolitionist.
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National Women’s History Museum

National Women's History Museum: Julia Ward Howe

For Students 9th - 10th
Julia Ward Howe was a writer, lecturer, abolitionist, and suffragist.
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Curated OER

Abolitionist Song

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides several maps which depict the slave states and the free states. There are links that will connect you with an abolitionist song and information on John Brown.
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University of Michigan

Making of America: Speeches, Lectures, and Letters by Wendell Phillips

For Students 9th - 10th
Offers the complete text of the book "Speeches, Lectures, and Letters" by Wendell Phillips. Searchable by page number or you can download the entire text.
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PBS

Pbs: Cet: Africans in America: The Raid on Harper's Ferry

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS' four-part series, "Africans in America," highlights the antislavery movement, including a focus on John Brown's Raid on Harpers Ferry. Content includes a description of the event, as well as the after-effects including the news of...
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Africans in America: John Brown

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS Online provides a brief biography of John Brown and the way his life affected the abolitionist movement and contributed to the start of the U.S. Civil War.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Mary Ann Shadd Cary

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame provides a brief biography of Mary Ann Shadd Cary, an educator, abolitionist, editor, attorney, and feminist of the Civil War era.
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National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Sojourner Truth

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame provides a brief biography of the famous abolitionist and former slave, Sojourner Truth.
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Massachusetts Foundation for Humanities: Lucy Stone

For Students 9th - 10th
This well-written biography describes Lucy Stones life as a reformer, leader and orator in both the abolitionist and suffrage movements.

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