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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
9, 10, 11, 12, 13+
George Washington on the abolition of slavery, 1786
Economics, Government and Civics
9
The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery
Video
Government and Civics
Historical Context: American Slavery and Abolition through Hollywood
Teacher Resources
5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12
Literature Makes History: How Poets Helped End Slavery
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
4
"That glorious consummation": Lincoln on the Abolition of Slavery
Essay
Allen C. Guelzo
Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation: The End of Slavery in America