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African American Studies

Goal 2, Objective 2.02

Goal 2

The learner will develop an understanding of the justifications and ramifications of slavery between 1619 and 1860.

Objective 2.02

Discuss and evaluate the various ways Africans in America resisted slavery.

Resources aligned to this objective

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Underground Railroad quilts: Fact or folklore?
In this lesson, students explore the controversy surrounding a book entitled Hidden in Plain View: A Secret Story of Quilts and the Underground Railroad, which was published as a non-fiction account of fugitive slaves sending coded messages through quilt patterns. Students evaluate numerous sources and assess the validity of each in an attempt to determine if the quilt codes are fact or folklore.
Format: lesson plan (grade 8 and 11–12 Information Skills and Social Studies)
By Abby Stotsenberg.
Lunsford Lane: A slave in North Carolina who buys his freedom
In this lesson plan, students read a primary source document to learn about the life of Lunsford Lane, a slave who worked in the city of Raleigh, North Carolina. Students answer questions about Lane based on his memoir to help them understand the details of his life.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
By John Schaefer and Victoria Schaefer.
"Forward" to the Great Escape
In this lesson, the students will read a primary source document from Documenting the American South and examine a painting by Jacob Lawrence to illustrate the conditions of the underground railroad before the US Civil War. The students will create a painting and a narrative related to the underground railroad.
Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
By Jamie Lathan.