History Resources

Lincoln, Slavery, and Nineteenth-Century Abolition

Video

Inside the Vault: George Washington and Slavery

Video

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

A Look at Slavery through Posters and Broadsides

Lesson Plan

Art

6, 7, 8

Dred Scott and the Constitutionality of Slavery

Video

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Anti-Slavery Literature in the Founding Era

Video

Literature, Religion and Philosophy

How Did Slavery Begin in North America?

Video

Government and Civics

5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Wilberforce, Lincoln, and the Abolition of Slavery

Online Exhibition

Government and Civics, World History

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

The Fight over Slavery in the Revolutionary Era

Video

Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

Video

Government and Civics

6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Slavery in the New York State census, 1800

Spotlight on: Primary Source

Government and Civics