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William Still: An African-American Abolitionist. Classroom Resources
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These classroom activities and resources for use by Middle School and High School teachers were created by Dr.
Diane D. Turner and Aslaku Berhanu of the Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University
Libraries, along with educators from the Constitution High School in Philadelphia. The goal of these activities and
resources is to provide information for K-12 teachers and students about the abolitionist movement, the
Underground Railroad, the experience of African-Americans living in 19th Century Philadelphia and the African-
American participants in the American Civil War. All of the resources focus upon helping students to increase
their skills in historical research and critical thinking.
William Still and the Underground Railroad Lesson Plan
Students will learn about the experience of both free and enslaved Africans and the role of the Underground
Railroad and other forms of resistance to slavery.
Supplemental Resources: Negro Spirituals
Students will study the lyrics of Negro spirituals to discover the coded messages contained within them.
A Voice for Freedom: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Lesson Plan
Students will learn about the role of author Frances Ellen Watkins Harper in the Underground Railroad, the
Abolition Movement and other forms of resistance to slavery through her poetry.
Supplemental Resources: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Poetry
Students will study the text of Frances Ellen Watkins Harper's poetry in relation to the Abolition Movement.
Supplemental Resources: Frances Ellen Watkins Harper Poetry Analysis Sheet
Students will use this sheet to analyze the text of selected poems by Frances Ellen Watkins Harper.
African Americans in Philadelphia Choiceboard
Students will use this choiceboard to select a classroom activity related to African American life in
Philadelphia before the Civil War.
Black Abolitionists Classroom Activity
Students will learn about the growth of the antislavery movement and the role of black and white abolitionists
in promoting the abolition of slavery.
African Americans in the American Civil War Classroom Activity
Students will learn about the issues and outcomes surrounding African Americans during the United States
William Still: An African-American Abolitionist
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