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AMERICAN EXPERIENCE | The Abolitionists, Part 3, Chapter 1 | PBS

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Harriet Tubman | Abolition Activist Video | PBS LearningMedia

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In this lesson, students will learn about Harriet Tubman's courage in the face of enormous risks. After watching a biographical video, students will examine a photograph of Tubman and read a letter written to her by Frederick Douglass. The lesson asks students to compare Harriet Tubman to modern-day women and girls who have similarly confronted great risks to help others.

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The Fugitive Slave Act was a Threat to Free Blacks | PBS LearningMedia

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This segment from Underground Railroad: The William Still Story details The Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 and its effect on blacks across the country.

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Alexander Clark Organizes African-Americans in Iowa to Fight in the Civil War | PBS LearningMedia

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Iowan Alexander Clark mobilized African-Americans in Midwest states to fight for the North in the Civil War. In this clip from the Lost in History: Alexander Clark documentary, historian Kent Sissel explains how Clark was instrumental in organizing Iowa's first all-black unit.

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A House Divided | Ken Burns: The Civil War | PBS LearningMedia

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Learn how the issue of slavery divided the nation in this excerpt from The Civil War: A Film by Ken Burns. By mid-century, the country was deeply divided. Southerners feared the North might forbid slavery. Northerners feared slavery might move west. As each new state was added to the union, it threatened to upset the delicate equilibrium of power.

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Abolition and Slavery as Political Issues | Lincoln: "I, Too, Am a Kentuckian." | PBS LearningMedia

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Amid growing debate and division over the issue of slavery, the Republican Party is formed and Lincoln joins, believing that slavery could be abolished slowly over time. This resource is part of the KET Lincoln: "I, Too, Am a Kentuckian." collection.

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Alexander Clark Helps a Fugitive Slave | PBS LearningMedia

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Before the Civil War, some slaves escaped their slave owners and went to free states like Iowa. In this clip from the Lost in History: Alexander Clark documentary, historian David Broadnax tells the story of Jim White, a former slave who was working in Iowa and was helped by Alexander Clark in 1848.

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The Fugitive Slave Act | PBS LearningMedia

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This segment from Underground Railroad: The William Still Story details the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850. The passing of this law created a threat for all free African-Americans.

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The Abolitionists: Frederick Douglass, Pacifism, and Abolitionism | PBS LearningMedia

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By 1850, the former slave and anti-slavery activist Frederick Douglass begins to doubt that a peaceful end to slavery is possible - putting him in opposition to white abolitionists like William Lloyd Garrison. Video from American Experience: "Abolitionists."

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The Abolitionists: What Was the Dred Scott Decision? | PBS LearningMedia

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The Supreme Court's 1857 ruling against Dred Scott crushed the rights of Black Americans. Chief Justice Taney's decision horrified abolitionists and created new opporutnites for slavery. Video from, American Experience: "Abolitionists."

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The Abolitionists: Lincoln's Uncertain Commitment to Emancipation | PBS LearningMedia

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Many abolitionists were uncertain if President Lincoln was truly committed to freeing slaves or if he was more concerned with ending the Civil War. Abolitionists questioned his commitment to emancipation. Video from, American Experience: "Abolitionists."

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The Abolitionists: Will Kansas Be a Free Soil State? | PBS LearningMedia

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By 1856, the debate over whether Kansas would be a free or slave state reached a fevered pitch. Blood flowed from Lawrence, KS to Washington, DC. Video from, American Experience: "Abolitionists."

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The Abolitionists: Frederick Douglass Writes His Autobiography | PBS LearningMedia

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Frederick Douglass' 1845 autobiography captured the cruel details of his time in slavery. By publishing the story of his life, Douglass found success and courted danger. Video from, American Experience: "Abolitionists."

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Harriet Beecher Stowe | Author and Abolitionist Video | PBS LearningMedia

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Harriet Beecher Stowe used the emotional power of words to express her conscious belief in racial equality. She wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin to point out the atrocities of slavery, an issue that divided the nation and eventually led to the start of the Civil War.

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Sojourner Truth | Abolitionist and Women's Rights Activist Video | PBS LearningMedia

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An abolitionist and feminist during the nineteenth century, Sojourner Truth demanded not less discrimination, but no discrimination. Truth escaped enslavement and, despite being unable to read or write, rose to be a leader in the fight for equality and fair treatment for both women and African Americans.

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Ex-slave Frederick Douglass Joins the Abolitionists | The Abolitionists | PBS LearningMedia

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In this video adapted from AMERICAN EXPERIENCE: "The Abolitionists," featuring historical reenactments, learn about the contributions of Frederick Douglass to the abolitionist movement. A former slave who escaped to freedom in 1838, Douglass's eloquence made him one of the most prominent spokespersons for the movement to end slavery.

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The Abolitionists: Defying the Fugitive Slave Law | PBS LearningMedia

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The Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 (aka Fugitive Slave Act) required Free states to follow the law of Slave states. Outrage and rebellion against this federal law was fueled by the success of Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin. Video from, American Experience: "Abolitionists."

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The Abolitionists: The Economics of Slavery | PBS LearningMedia

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Examining why slavery was so essential to the U.S. economy in the the 19th century and how economics depended on slavery. Video from, American Experience: "Abolitionists."

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Southern Abolitionist Angelina Grimké | The Abolitionists | PBS LearningMedia

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In this video adapted from the American Experience: "The Abolitionists," featuring historical reenactments, learn about the daughter of South Carolina slaveholders who devoted her life to ending slavery and winning equal rights for women. Angelina Grimké and her sister Sarah drew upon their strong religious beliefs from an early age to oppose slavery in their native state and throughout the United States.