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Primary
Emory University

Lewis H. Beck Center: Child, Lydia: How a Kentucky Girl Emancipated Her Slaves

For Students 9th - 10th
Download the full text to Lydia Maria Child's "How a Kentucky Girl Emancipated Her Slaves." This account of a woman who freed her slaves was originally written by Lydia Child in 1862 and published in The New York Tribune.
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Primary
University of North Carolina

The Church in the Southern Black Community: George Bourne, 1780 1845

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the University of North Carolina contains the text of George Bourne's 19th-century argument against slavery using the Bible as an instrument to prove that slavery is morally wrong.
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Article
Social Studies for Kids

Social Studies for Kids: Frederick Douglass: Great Foe of Slavery

For Students 1st - 5th
One of the most important Black Americans in the history of the country was Frederick Douglass. Find out more about this outspoken foe of slavery.
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Interactive
National Geographic

National Geographic: Underground Railroad: The Journey

For Students 2nd - 8th
Interactive resource in which students choose their fate by making their own decisions as they travel the Underground Railroad.
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Website
Independence Hall Association

U.s. History: Societal Impacts of the American Revolution

For Students 5th - 8th
A look at how the ideals of the American Revolution shaped the new American Republic. Many ideals were not implemented immediately but the seed had been planted.
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Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Dred Scott

For Students 9th - 10th
This encyclopedia article is a brief biography of Dred Scott, the slave who sued for his freedom. His case went all the way to the U.S. Supreme Court, where he lost.
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Website
Other

Al Islam: Slavery in Ancient Times

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource gives a history of slavery from pre-Islamic Times and its continuation under Islam.
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Lesson Plan
iCivics

I Civics: Slavery: No Freedom, No Rights

For Teachers 9th - 10th
From the basics about slavery to the attitudes that defended it and the efforts of those who wanted to see it abolished, in this lesson students learn about this dark part of America's past.
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Primary
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Reading Guide: David Walker, From "Appeal"

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Brief biographical information about David Walker and a link to the complete text of his famous writing, "Appeal," written in 1830.
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Handout
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

For Students 9th - 10th
Brief biography of this famous women's rights leader.
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Lesson Plan
Library of Congress

Loc: Nineteenth Century Women: Struggle and Triumph Lesson Plan

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Journals, letters, and narratives reveal a part of America's history not revealed in textbooks, the story of women, namely the women of the 1800s. With this lesson, students gain understanding of women and history through various primary...
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Unit Plan
National Humanities Center

National Humanities Center: Toolbox Library: Emancipation: Abolition

For Students 9th - 10th
Speeches, songs, letters, and pamphlets from the early- and mid-nineteenth century promoting the abolition of slavery and emancipation of enslaved peoples are provided within this resource.
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Professional Doc
Cengage Learning

Heath Online Instructor's Guide: Angelina Grimke Weld and Sarah Moore Grimke

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Instruction guide in teaching the writings of Angelina and Sarah Grimke. Included are discussion questions.
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Handout
Other

Personal Site: Thomas Clarkson

For Students 9th - 10th
A nicely done biography of the famous British anti-slavery campaigner in the 18th and 19th centuries.
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Website
Other

Beneath the Underground: Flight to Freedom

For Students 9th - 10th
A site that tells the story of the Underground Railroad in Maryland. Includes interactive maps.
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Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: The Path to Freedom

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Here is a great list of ideas for teachers to utilize in the classroom for lessons about the Underground Railroad. This site provides historical information, facts, reproductibles and more.
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Article
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: 300 Women Who Changed History:sarah and Angelina Grimke

For Students 9th - 10th
Encyclopaedia Britannica provides a biography about the Grimke sisters, both Quakers and avid social reformers. They spoke out about women's rights and slavery.
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Primary
Digital Public Library of America

Dpla: The Underground Railroad and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850

For Students 9th - 10th
This collection uses primary sources to explore the Underground Railroad and the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. Set includes an overview, primary sources, links to related resources, and a teaching guide.
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Handout
National Women's Hall of Fame

National Women's Hall of Fame: Lucretia Mott

For Students 9th - 10th
The National Women's Hall of Fame offers a brief biography on the life of Quaker abolitionist and women's rights advocate, Lucretia Mott.
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Website
Learning to Give

Learning to Give: Anthony Benezet

For Students 9th - 10th
A detailed biography of the famous Quaker abolitionist who founded the first anti-slave group in Philadelphia in 1772.
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Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: James Forten

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the life of James Forten, who was a successful inventor, businessman, abolitionist and social activist in the early years of the United States.
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Handout
Encyclopedia Britannica

Encyclopedia Britannica: Sojourner Truth

For Students 9th - 10th
Biographical account of the life of Sojourner Truth, an African-American evangelist and reformer who applied her religious fervor to the abolitionist and women's rights movements.
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Handout
Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Sojourner Truth

For Students 3rd - 8th
A concise biography highlights the life of Sojourner Truth including her role not only in the abolition movement but also for women's rights.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin Owned by Noted Abolitionists

For Students 9th - 10th
See documents and pictures of those actively involved in the anti-slavery movement. From the Library of Congress.