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Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: Frederick Douglass

For Students 9th - 10th
A combination of still photos and video tells the life story of Frederick Douglass. Includes a link to the Frederick Douglass museum. [19:04]
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Lumen Learning

Lumen: American Literature: Video: Frederick Douglass

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a video lecture on Frederick Douglass and his biography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. It features discussions of Frederick Douglass's 1845 Narrative as well as John Locke's Second Treatises of Government (1690);...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Ex Slave Frederick Douglass Joins the Abolitionists

For Students 9th - 10th
Watch this video clip to learn about the contributions of former slave, writer and orator, Frederick Douglass, to the abolitionist movement. [3:59] Supplemental materials for both students and teachers are included.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Frederick Douglass Reacts: The Abolitionists

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1833, Frederick Douglass was sent to a slave breaker in Maryland to be beaten back into submission. Watch this video segment to see how after six months of beatings, Douglass stood up to him and fought back. [2:58]
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A&E Television

History.com: Frederick Douglass

For Students 9th - 10th
Resource provides a biography of Frederick Douglass, famous abolitionist, writer, and orator. [2:25]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Frederick Douglass Begins to Understand Slavery

For Students 9th - 10th
Video segment explores Frederick Douglass's beginning as a slave when he was six years old as he watched his aunt being brutally beaten. [2:09]
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National Endowment for the Humanities

Neh: Created Equal: The Abolitionists

For Students 9th - 10th
A three-episode documentary film that tells the story of the individuals who fought to end slavery in the United States. Five people are highlighted: William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimke, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and...
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Attack at Harper's Ferry: The Abolitionists

For Students 9th - 10th
In 1859, John Brown seized a federal armory at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, taking several hostages but failed to incite a revolution. Authorities found a link between Brown and Frederick Douglass. [1:41]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Lincoln's Early Views

For Students 9th - 10th
Historians examine Lincoln's early views on slavery at the outbreak of the Civil War. [2:49]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Teaching and Learning About Abolitionists

For Teachers 9th - 10th
After viewing video excerpts from American Experience: The Abolitionist, students will complete a lesson on abolitionism and reflect on the meaning of patriotism and civil rights. [6:55]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Dred Scott Decision: The Abolitionists

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the 1857 Supreme Court's Dred Scott decision that had the potential to legalize slavery everywhere in the United States. [2:57]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Garrison Closes the Liberator: The Abolitionists

For Students 9th - 10th
The Liberator, the voice of abolition, closes after four decades and 1,803 issues. [1:16]
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: John Brown Gathers His Arsenal: The Abolitionists

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about John Brown's bloody struggle in Kansas against the slave system. [2:02]
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A&E Television

History.com: The Underground Railroad

For Students 9th - 10th
At this site from the History Channel, you can read about the famous people and places associated with the Underground Railroad, "the term used to describe a network of persons who helped escaped slaves on their way to freedom."

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