Want to bring abolitionism, jazz and Marcus Garvey into your classroom? Check out these PBS lesson plans and get your students excited.
Africans in America
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/tguide/index.html
Learn about the legal foundations for slavery and explore autobiographical writings by slaves.
Research the economics of slave society and use primary sources to plan a slavery debate between
famous 18th century figures. [ Grades 9-12 ]
Reclaiming the Self: The Legacy of Slavery
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/cultureshock/teachers/
huck/section5.html
Compare Twain's portrayal of slave life to the accounts in slave narratives, and explore
the meaning of freedom to African-Americans through primary sources and poetry.
[ Grades 9-12 ]
The Time Of The Lincolns
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/ lincolns/tguide/index.html
Investigate the Lincoln-Douglas debates, abolition and religion, the Union's "total war"
tactics, and industrialization in antebellum America through these activity ideas.
[ Grades 6-12 ]
Journey to Peace
http://www.pbs.org/journeytopeace/ teachers/index.html
Learn about slave trading in Senegal, apartheid in South Africa and slavery in the
United States and debate appropriate acts of apology and reconciliation; also learn
techniques for active listening. [ Grades 9-12 ]
Wonders Of The African World
http://www.pbs.org/wonders/fr_cl.htm
Produce a classroom newspaper based on the historical legacy of Ghana's role in the
slave trade. [ Grades 6-12 ]
