Abolition: The Fight Against Slavery
How did abolitionists convince people that slavery was wrong?
 

The Task

You will design a campaign promoting abolition that will educate your audience and persuade them to take action against slavery.

Preview:

What do you think?
Part I:

Picture Slave Life

Follow the links to gather information about the life of slaves and record your findings on the graphic organizer. You will learn about the journey from Africa, the business of selling slaves and everyday life in bondage.
Part II:

Slaves Remember

Read the stories of real slaves to discover what life was like without freedom.
Part III:

Abolitionists Spread the Word

Get to know abolitionists and the strategies they used before you.

Part IV:

You are an Abolitionist

Use the knowledge you have gained to launch your own abolitionist campaign.

Choose from the following possibilities:

  • Speech
  • Broadside
  • Story
  • Political Cartoon
  • Newspaper
  • Song
  • Poem

Share your projects with the class and decide which projects were the most convincing.

If you saw or heard what your classmates created in the 1860’s, would you be convinced to fight against slavery?
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Leah McFarlane & Allie Weber © 2004
This LibraryQuest is part of a collection of K-12 primary source-based lessons created by
the Teaching with Primary Sources Northern Virginia Partnership.