This article published by the New York Times gives a glimpse of the tension of the raid from the perspective of those seeking to end it. The document is part of a wider collection of Harper’s Ferry material on A House Divided.
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11
Jul
08
Pennsylvania and the Underground Railroad
Posted by Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Lesson PlansThe Pennsylvania Historical Society, much more than just compiling the history of the state and collecting artifacts, provides freely lesson plans on the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, abolition in a more general context, and the experience of the free black community in Philadelphia. The seven lessons are for Middle to High School age students. Glossary, primary […]
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain is a classic story about the adventures of a young boy growing up along the Mississippi River, who helps the slave Jim escape. Published in 1884, the book portrays how life was in antebellum South. The novel is known as one of the first novels to take […]
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A House Divided has a great clip on the Video Channel of Kate Clifford Larson and her book Bound for the Promised Land. In this clip, Larson explains one of the many myths that surrounds the story of Harriet Tubman.
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Advertisement for William Still’s Underground Railroad
Posted by sailerd Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Historic PeriodicalsI want to highlight an advertisement for William Still’s Underground Railroad that is available on the Ohio Historical Society website. Published in Cleveland Gazette on November 11, 1883, the ad claims that Still’s book “[was] one which must prove interesting and profitable to every reader.” If students read excerpts from Still’s book, some might want […]
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PBS did a four part series on slavery in America with supplemental narratives and teacher’s guides online. One of the parts is Judgement Day focusing on 1831-1865. The segment of the narrative about the Underground Railroad mentions several people that can be found on House Divided.
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Abolition: The Religious Dimension
Posted by Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Recent ScholarshipAbolition in the United States, like in Great Britain, had religious inspirations. Some of the first and most outspoken abolitionists were members of the religious Society of Friends, or Quakers. Benjamin Lay addressed the Yearly meeting of Quakers on the subject of abolishing slavery as early as 1738. Quakers continued their support for abolition throughout […]
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Author Fergus Bordewich’s “Bound for Canaan” traces the abolition movement from 1790 to the eve of the Civil War, primarily through the Underground Railroad. Bordewich writes that the Underground Railroad “…occupies a romantic place in the American imagination that is shared by only a few episodes in the nation’s history: the Lewis and Clark expedition, […]
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Documenting the American South
Posted by sailerd Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Letters & Diaries, Rare BooksIf your class is going to study the Underground Railroad, one website you should check out is Documenting the American South (DocSouth). The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has put together a great collection of primary sources, including slave narratives published before 1920. To see a list of what they have available, go […]
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Jul
08
Levi Coffin: President of the Underground Railroad
Posted by Published in Antebellum (1840-1861), Lesson Plans, Places to VisitI found Levi Coffin, a leader of the Underground Railroad in Indiana, as I was going through the database today and the role that he played in the Underground Railroad. Upon further research I found this great website created by Wayne County. There are several pictures of the Levi Coffin House and where the Coffins […]
