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Leonard Wells Volk (1828-1895) |
 Sailor holding a double case with portraits of Confederate soldiers] |
Lincoln and the Abolitionists Learning Experience
Differentiating for the High Level Reader and Gifted Students
This component of the learning experience will have two possible activities to allow for further study, independent browsing into the Library of Congress collections, and other resources.
Experience #1: The deeper meaning and analysis of LOC images
Browse the Library of Congress Collections, other web sources, or books to determine the importance of these images as related to slavery, Civil War government at Washington, Black Americans in the Civil War. Write a short essay about your thoughts, or create a poster illustrating what the image means.
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Leonard Wells Volk (1828-1895) |
Sailor holding a double case with portraits of Confederate soldiers] |
Experience #2: Illinois during the time of Slavery
Research to find the answers to these questions:
a. What did Illinois government do in its first years to deal with slavery? Who was the first governor, and what did he establish in his term as governor?
b. In 1819, Illinois government passed a set of Black Codes to deal with African-Americans, particularly run-away slaves. Go to the text of this set of codes and summarize the parts of it that seem unfair or cruel in today's standards.
Go to the online book: The Settlement of Illinois, 1778-1830, by Arthur Clinton Boggess, p. 179, to find the text of the Illinois Black Codes
c. Was Illinois a safe-haven for runaway slaves?
d. Why did rural Illinois people not want escaping run-away slaves settling in their neighborhoods?
e. How did the Fugitive Slave Law effect African-Americans in Illinois?
f. When did these codes of law get repealed?
g. What did U.S. Senatorial candidate Abraham Lincoln say about "equality of blacks" in his 4th debate at Charleston?
