Slavery

Slavery and the Abolition Movement

Compelling Question:

What was the root cause of the expansion American slavery in the United States in the 19th century... racism or economic opportunism?

Instructional Questions:
What economic conditions strengthed the institution of slavery in the early 19th Century?

What racial arguments were used by slave holders to justify the institution of slavery?

How did slaves respond to their status as property?

How did abolitionists actively seek to destroy the institution of slavery?

ONLINE RESOURCES:

The Slave Experience: (PBS Website)
Conditions of Antebellum Slavery (from PBS):
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2956.html
Legal Rights and Government-
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/experience/legal/index.html
Living Conditions-
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/experience/living/index.html
Religion-
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/experience/religion/index.html
Responses to Slavery-
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/experience/responses/index.html

Online Videos:

The Abolitionist Moment- video from the history Channel:
      http://www.history.com/videos/abolition-and-the-underground-railroad
The Abolitionists: PBS- American Experience Documentary:
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/films/abolitionists/player/
The Underground Railroad: The William Still Story
    http://www.pbs.org/wned/underground-railroad/
Frederick Douglas- Full Length Documentary:
      http://www.biography.com/people/frederick-douglass-9278324/videos
Frederick Douglass- a short video from the History Channel
      http://www.history.com/videos/the-underground-railroad-frederick-douglass
A short biography of Frederick Douglas:
       http://www.biography.com/people/frederick-douglass-9278324/videos/frederick-douglass-mini-bio-2078942083
The Meaning of July 4th for the Negro - Morgan Freeman performs the words of Fredrick Douglass addressing a white audience about the Fourth of July (1852).
        http://www.history.com/shows/the-people-speak/videos/the-meaning-of-july-4th-for-the-negro#the-meaning-of-july-4th-for-the-negro

Modern Day Slavery

Stats: http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/category/the-facts/the-number/

Slavery's Footprint: http://www.cnn.com/video/#/video/tech/2011/09/22/cfp-slavery-footprint-app-dillon.cnn

The Human Cost of Chocolate: http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/16/chocolate-explainer/

Admitting Child Slavery exists in Ivory Coast: http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/16/chocolate-explainer/

Child Slavery in Ivory Coast: http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/19/child-slavery-and-chocolate-all-too-easy-to-find/

How to Help: http://thecnnfreedomproject.blogs.cnn.com/2012/01/17/how-to-help-slavery-in-the-supply-chain-2/

Modern Day Abolitionist- Part I James Kofi Anan: http://vimeo.com/38874803
- Part II James Kofi Anan: http://vimeo.com/16664222