[Detail] The Child's Anti-Slavery Book
Lesson Overview
This lesson introduces students to primary sources — what they are, their great variety, and how they can be analyzed. The lesson begins with an activity that helps students understand the historical record. Students then learn techniques for analyzing primary sources. Finally, students apply these techniques to analyze documents about slavery in the United States.
Objectives
Students will be able to:
- assess the credibility of primary sources; and
- use a variety of primary sources to clarify, elaborate, and understand a historical period.
Standards
Time Required
Two to three classes
Topic
- African American History
- Civil War
Era
- Civil War and Reconstruction, 1861-1877
Credits
The Social Science Education Consortium
University of Colorado, Boulder
