For Teachers: Douglass in the Classroom

The lesson plans below were written by four graduates of the University of Rochester's Warner School of Education:

• Veronica Armour
• Linda Caprio
• Sumara Coury
• Alexandrina Long

Each plan reflects the interests and teaching experiences of its writer; wherever possible, materials from the University of Rochester Library's Department of Rare Books and Special Collections were employed as primary sources. The copyright for all lesson plans is retained by its writer, but any rights to the primary materials or images referenced remain with its source.

The Project welcomes input from teachers who use these lesson plans. Please feel free to contact us with any questions, suggestions or additions.

• Abolitionism Divided
• The Abolitionist Movement
• The Concept of Citizenship
• Creating Change Through a Newspaper
• Defending Slavery
• Democratic Values
• The Evolution of Human Rights
• Human Rights
• Passes for the Underground Railroad (a)
• Passes for the Underground Railroad (b)
• Reading Between the Lines: Analyzing Textbook Depictions of Slavery
• Reforming Society
• Representing Slavery: What was life like for slaves in the antebellum South?
• Role Play: Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass
• Slavery and Civil Rights
• Slavery in the 21st Century
• A Socratic Seminar: Exploring Issues of Slavery and Abolition
• Songs of Slavery
• Tableau Vivant: What was it like to be a slave?
• Taking a Stand on Civil Rights
• Universal Suffrage