Slavery and Freedom in America
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: DOCUMENTS This unit examines the broad meanings of slavery and freedom in America through the life of a woman named Hannah Harris. Hannah was a weaver on … Learn More
Grade Level: Grades 6-8
America’s Documents of Freedom
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: DOCUMENTS The Declaration of Independence, the Constitution and Bill of Rights, and the Emancipation Proclamation are often referred to collectively as the Documents of Freedom. As a … Learn More
Lincoln’s Undying Words
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: DOCUMENTS Explore Abraham Lincoln’s changing views toward slavery and racial equality through five of his key speeches: A House Divided (1858); his first and second inaugural addresses … Learn More
Abraham Lincoln
PRIMARY SOURCE TYPE: 2D OBJECTS, PHOTOGRAPHS, DOCUMENTS This group of four lessons examines key subjects and events in Lincoln’s lifetime: slavery; his election in 1860; the Emancipation Proclamation and black … Learn More