History Resources

Phillis Wheatley’s poem on tyranny and slavery, 1772

Spotlight on: Primary Source

Government and Civics, Literature, Religion and Philosophy

John Adams on the abolition of slavery, 1801

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9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

George Washington on the abolition of slavery, 1786

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Economics, Government and Civics

9

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery

Video

Government and Civics

Literature Makes History: How Poets Helped End Slavery

Video

Literature

Making a Covenant with Death: Slavery in the Constitutional Structure

Lesson Plan

Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy

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

Lincoln speech on slavery and the American Dream, 1858

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Economics, Government and Civics

4

"That glorious consummation": Lincoln on the Abolition of Slavery

Essay

Allen C. Guelzo

Government and Civics

Historical Context: Facts about the Slave Trade and Slavery

Teacher Resources

Economics, Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12

Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America

Video

Government and Civics