History Resources

Angelina and Sarah Grimke: Abolitionist Sisters

Essay

Carol Berkin

Government and Civics

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Nineteenth-Century Feminist Writings

Essay

Anne Firor Scott

Literature

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+

Inside the Vault: The Lincoln-Douglas Debates

Video

Government and Civics

Inside the Vault: Fighting for the Rights of Black Lives in the Founding Era

Video

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

Abraham Lincoln: A Man for All Seasons

Lesson Plan

8, 9, 10, 11, 12

Lincoln on abolition in England and the United States, 1858

Spotlight on: Primary Source

Government and Civics

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

Enslaved African Americans and Expressions of Freedom

Lesson Plan

Art, Literature

9, 10, 11, 12

Runaway slave ad, 1860

Spotlight on: Primary Source

Economics, Geography, Government and Civics

Inside the Vault: David Blight Discusses Frederick Douglass Documents

Video

Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy

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

The Seneca Falls Convention: Setting the National Stage for Women’s Suffrage

Essay

Judith Wellman

Government and Civics, Religion and Philosophy

9, 10, 11, 12, 13+