1. To locate Douglass’s successive homes and describe his life at each. 2. To compare the status of an enslaved person, a prosperous free man, and an American statesman in antebellum America, using Douglass as a case study. 3. To explain the Underground Railroad and describe the risks and obstacles to a successful escape from slavery and adjustments to a life of freedom. 4. To seek examples of injustice in their community and to provide possible solutions. 5. To write a short autobiography.
Recommended level: Middle School: Sixth Grade through Eighth Grade
1. Frederick Douglass: From Slavery to Freedom
2. Connecting Douglass's Story to Today