Famous People – The Underground Railroad

● Objectives○ To know the important people of The Underground

Railroad And know what they did

○ To understand that both slaves and free people helped Both in the process and activating

○ To understand the meaning of an abolitionist

● The Actual Lesson Plan○ To start out this lesson, go around the classroom and ask

everyone to write down someone they admire, someone they look up and want to be like and why

○ After they finish this (about five minutes), go around the room and have them share the different people and why they admire them (10 minutes approximately)

○ Go on to explain that there were many people important that the slaves and other abolitionists admired in The Underground Railroad

Abolitionist – someone who advocated against slavery and wanted it to end

○ These people included Harriet Tubman

● A.K.A. Moses (and go on to explain her role) Frederick Douglass

● Publishes North Star (explain his role) John Brown

● Wanted to outlaw slavery for good (explain his role)

William Still● Born free (explain role)

Susan B. Anthony● Abolitionist (explain role)

Levi Coffin ● President of The Underground Railroad (explain

role in depth)○ After explaining the people, have the students break

into groups of three to four people and have them work in groups to create a small presentation (due the next class or in a week) about one of the famous people of The Underground Railroad

This will include…● PowerPoint presentation

● Everyone in the group talking● Three to seven minutes (average five)● At least three sources