Each student will be required to select, research, and develop a 15-20 slides presentation on ONE of the following topics:

• The Underground Railroad

• Slave rebellions (1800-1865)

• African American activists/abolitionist  (ex: Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, William Lloyd Garrison) (1800-1865)

• Emancipation: African Americans role in the Civil War (fight for freedom) (1861-1865)

• Role of black churches and black newspapers in the abolitionist movement (1800-1865)

The presentation should include a detailed description of the topic, relevant background information, proper citations, significant names/dates and major accomplishments.  The PowerPoint presentation should also contain slides with maps, statistical data, historical photos, and/or newspaper clippings.

PowerPoint presentation:

• Each slide should have at min 3-4 bullet points.  If you use a map or photo please provide a 1-2 sentence description detailing the caption.  All presentations must include a citation slide (this does not count as one of the project slides).

Sample slide headings for the presentation (slides no 1-17) 

This is only an example you DO NOT have to follow this outline.

Overview of topic (1)

Important facts related to the topic (2-5)

Major events or individuals related to the topic (description of why this is important to the reader) (6-8)

data/stats and/or photo, maps related to the topic (9-11)

Conclusion summarizing your understanding of the topic (12-13)

How does this topic relate to the material read or discussed in class (14-17)

Citation slide

Here are the videos or materials from class to answer slides 14-17:

1. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ak1SlHjFBbU (Journey through slavery)
2. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fj-gz3u-1jM  ( Fredrick Douglas -From Slave to Abolitionist)
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=24U156LHXYM (Slavery and the making of America)