AbolitionismThreads of Change in 19th Century America
Your first job is to develop a personal definition of Abolitionism. The following sites will be helpful:
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William Lloyd Garrison http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1561.html |
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Modern perspective on abolitionism http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4i2974.html |
Write down your definition. This definition will become a part of your company's museum presentation. (rubric)
Now investigate the sites below for examples which best illustrate the Abolitionist movement in America. You must choose four examples which may include: literary works, artwork, music or artifact. Be sure to cite your work. You need a minimum of four sources
Prominent People
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Theodore Parker: a case against slavery http://www.geocities.com/capitolhill/1764/slavery.html |
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Frederick Douglass http://www.nagasaki-gaigo.ac.jp/ishikawa/amlit/d/douglass19re.htm |
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An appeal to Congress for impartial suffrage by Frederick Douglass http://eserver.org/race/impartial-suffrage.txt |
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William Lloyd Garrison article from "The Liberator" http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2928.html |
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Harriet Beecher Stowe on meeting Sojourner Truth http://www.toptags.com/aama/books/book6.htm |
Historical Perspective
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Additional Sites for Slavery Information http://jirvin26.tripod.com/jai_hot1.htm |
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Slave Narratives and Uncle Tom's Cabin http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2958.html |
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Emancipation Proclamation http ://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h1549.html
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Digital images of African Americans in 19th century http://www.wsu.edu/~amerstu/19th/19th.html |
Art
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Harriet Powers, African American quilter http://womensearlyart.net/powers/ |
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African slave experience in Art http://www.humanities-interactive.org/newworld/africa/ |
Music
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Negro spirituals: http://www.negrospirituals.com/ |
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Songs http://www.gospelcom.net/chi/GLIMPSEF/Glimpses/glmps089.shtml |
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