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- Slave ship
- This drawing of African slaves stacked in a ship's hold appeared in Thomas Clarkson's 1808 book The History of the Rise, Progress, & Accomplishment of the Abolition of the African Slave-trade by the British Parliament.
- Format: image/illustration
- "A sickening state of things"
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 9.9
- Letter from Rachel Lazarus of Wilmington, North Carolina, to Eliza Mordecai of Mobile, Alabama. The writer describes the supposed plot of a slave insurrection in southeastern North Carolina and concludes that whites must live in fear until slavery is ended. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: letter
- Mendenhall Plantation
- A visit to the Mendenhall Plantation shows students that there were dissenters to slavery in antebellum North Carolina. Buildings on the property include the main house, an old school house, the Madison Lindsay House and Medical School, a spring house, and a barn. There is also a restored wagon that may have been used to help runaway slaves.
- Format: article/field trip opportunity
- Mid-1800s reform era group presentations
- Students will work in groups to present information on the reforms of the mid 1800's. Topics could include the Unitarians, abolition, women's rights, growth in education, treatment of the mentally ill, temperance, and utopian communities.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 9–12 Social Studies)
- By Angie Panel Holthausen.
- The Middle Passage According to Olaudah Equiano
- Olaudah Equiano is perhaps one of the most well-known abolitionist writers and former slaves to live in America. His narrative has been digitized as a part of the Documenting the American South North American Slave Narratives collection. His vivid retelling of his trip onboard a slave ship bound for the New World illustrates the horrific and dehumanizing experience.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Regina Wooten.
- George Washington and Frederick Douglass letters: Recognizing point of view and bias
- In Where English and history meet: A collaboration guide, page 4
- This lesson uses two letters written by famous individuals. Frederick Douglass, a well-known former slave who became a leader of the American abolition movement, escaped from slavery in Maryland to freedom in New York in 1838. George Washington was a large slaveholder in Virginia (as well as the first president of the United States).
- Format: (grade 9 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Karen Cobb Carroll, Ph.D., and NBCT.
- Interracial "harmony" and the Great Awakening
- The students will be introduced to two episodes in 19th century American history, around the time of the Great Awakening, that show glimpses of some positive and negative consequences of interracial interaction in a religious context. The students will examine primary sources from the Documenting the American South collection to then be able to write a "sermon" from the perspective of a southern itinerant preacher during the Great Awakening arguing for or against religion as a cure for the social ill of racism and slavery.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11–12 Social Studies)
- By Jamie Lathan.
- Two perspectives on slavery: A comparison of personal narratives
- This activity for grade 11 will help students evaluate and critique authors' perspectives. Students will read two first-person narratives and analyze how each text is influenced by its author's cultural background.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 11 English Language Arts)
- By Dayna Durbin Gleaves.
- Timeline of the Civil War, July 1861-July 1864
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.2
- Timeline of events from the First Battle of Bull Run to the summer of 1864.
- Format: timeline
- The Second Great Awakening
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 3.1
- The Second Great Awakening of the early nineteenth century consisted of a renewed interest in religion and a wave of social activism. New chuch denominations were created, and revivals were held across the country in the form of camp meetings.
- Format: article
- The importance of rice to North Carolina
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 6.2
- Rice was a very profitable crop in the late 1600s. People in foreign lands were already familiar with it, and it was gaining popularity as a food for the growing slave trade. Rice production helped support North Carolina's economy for many years, relying largely on slave labor. The abolition of slavery marked the beginning of the end of rice plantations in North Carolina.
- Format: article
- By Keri Towery.
- American History
- This selection of American history resources found on LEARN NC takes students from the very infancy of our country to modern times.
- Format: bibliography/help
- Descriptions of a revival
- In North Carolina in the New Nation, page 3.5
- Letter from Samuel McCorkle, 1802, describing a revival in North Carolina and the experiences of people he knew to have been converted. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: letter
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- North Carolina in the New Nation
- Primary sources and readings explore North Carolina in the early national period (1790–1836). Topics include the development of state government and political parties, agriculture, the Great Revival, education, the gold rush, the growth of slavery, Cherokee Removal, and battles over internal improvements and reform.
- Format: book (multiple pages)
- African American history
- A guide to lesson plans, articles, and websites to help bring African American history alive in your classroom.
- Format: bibliography/help
- African American History to 1950: Online course syllabus
- Syllabus for the online course "African American History to 1950," which explores African American history in the contexts of United States, North Carolina, and world history.
- Format: syllabus
- A Virginia boy volunteers
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 1.5
- Excerpt from the autobiography of David E. Johnston, who volunteered for the Confederate army in April 1861 at the age of 15. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: book
- Rose O'Neal Greenhow describes the Battle of Manassas
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.6
- Excerpt from the memoir of the Confederate spy in which she describes the First Battle of Manassas in June 1861 and her role in getting intelligence to Confederate generals. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: book
- Commentary and sidebar notes by L. Maren Wood.
- The Civil War: From Bull Run to Appomattox
- In North Carolina in the Civil War and Reconstruction, page 2.3
- Summary of military and political action in the U.S. Civil War, 1861–1865.
- Format: article
- Civil rights wax museum project
- In this lesson plan, students will choose African Americans prominent in the Civil Rights Movement and research aspects of their lives. They will create timelines of their subjects' lives and a speech about their subjects, emphasizing why they are remembered today.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 5 English Language Arts and Social Studies)
- By Sabrina Lewandowski.
