There are many images on the internet that can be used to get across the inhumanity of slavery. See images of slavery from Library of Congress: http://lcweb.loc.gov/rr/print/082_slave.html

Click here to view several of these images.
 
 

Relevant Web Sites:

http:// www.afroam.org/history/slavery/index.html
    This website will be used in the investigator roll for the student to discuss the history of slavery.  The students are to write a brief summary of what they found at this site.

http:// www.litchfieldplantation.com/
    Students will research the history of the plantation.  They will write a brief summary to discuss with the group.

http://www.nationalgeographic.com/features/99/railroad/j4.html
    The student will use this site to write a brief story about the paths they chose on the Underground Railroad.  They will share this story with their group.

http://www.alienexplorer.com/ecology/topic27.html
    The students will use this website to research at least 3 types of trees.  They will bring back the information and share with the group.

http://www.nps.gov/malu/documents/jim crow laws.htm
    Students will use this site to investigate the Jim Crow laws.  They will compare how African Americans were treated in the past and now.

http://education.ucdavis.edu/NEW/Stc/lesson/socstud/railroad/SlaveLaw.htm
    The students will use this site to find out what the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 is.

http://www.nps.gov/ncro/anti/emancipation.html
    The student will use this site to investigate the Emancipation Proclamation.  They will share facts found with the group.

http.www.whitehouse.gov/WH/glimpse/presidents/html/gw.html
    The student will investigate this site to gather facts on George and Martha Washington.They will compare the facts they found with how the Washington's are portrayed in Who is Carrie?