Was Nat Turner a hero or a violent criminal? Using primary sources and images that discuss the rebellion of enslaved people he led in antebellum Virginia, scholars consider the question. Then, they create memorials to Turner and...

In this online interactive history worksheet, students respond to 8 multiple choice and true/false questions about Nat Turner's Rebellion. Students may check some of their answers on the interactive worksheet.

In this slaves worksheet, students answer multiple choice and short answer questions about slaves and the history of slavery. Students complete 8 questions.

In this United States history learning exercise, students utilize a word bank of 10 terms or phrases to answer 10 fill in the blank questions about the Underground Railroad. A short answer question is included as well.

From the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries, this site provides the complete "Confessions of Nat Turner" complete with images of the original pages published of the confession.

Text of the confession of Nat Turner, leader of a bloody slave revolt.

Read about two major slave rebellions, one involving thousands and one just a few men. Denmark Vesey planned his rebellion in 1822, and nine years later, Nat Turned executed his. Find out the results of each. [PDF]

Learn the history of the short-lived slave revolt led by Nat Turner in 1831.

Read a copy of the confessions of Nat Turner on the night he was put in prison for his rebellion against slavery.

Online exhibit with primary documents about slavery revolts in Virginia.

Find a large collection of internet resources organized around slavery in America. Links to places to go, people to see, things to do, teacher resources, and bibliographies.

A library resource providing details on this famous insurrection of slaves in 1831.

What religions did slaves bring from Africa to America? This PBS series site provides the historical overview of how early African Americans preserved African spiritual beliefs and practices while enslaved, converted to Christianity, and...

This site from the Singapore American School, Mr. Burnett's Classroom, provides links to a variety of different slave narratives. Included in the mix are: Harriet Jacobs, Allen Parker, American slaves, Olaudah Equiano, Frederick Douglas,...

Opposition to slavery was growing as slaves rebelled, mutinied, or ran escaped from owners. View these resistance strategies through the following primary sources that include art, original maps, testimonies, newspapers, and letters.

A detailed account of the history of African Americans is presented in this article. Divided by main topics or periods of time, the coming of slavery to America is the first focus. Followed by plantation life and escapes to freedom and...

This essay, written by English professor William L. Andrews, explores slave narratives and their influence in American literature in the late nineteenth century up to modern times.

Get a glimpse of what is housed in the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, Tennessee. The interactive tour highlights the struggle and introduces key historical figures such as Sojourner Truth, Nat Turner, Dred Scott, and Frederick...

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart aims to help students understand the role the Underground Railroad played in leading people out of slavery in the United States, particularly before the Civil War.

Recollections of slave resistance by observers like Frederick Douglass, narratives of slave resistance collected during the Depression, and mid-nineteenth century accounts by former slaves calling for resistance to and overthrow of the...

This exhibit explores the methods used by Africans and their American-born descendants to resist enslavement, as well as to demand emancipation and full participation in American society. Strategies varied, but the goal remained...

In addition to defining "Slave Narrative," this website includes information on the styles and influences associated with slave narratives. Also provided, are links to several examples of nineteenth- and twentieth-century slave narratives.

From 1800-1860, America went through rapid growth and development. View this slideshow to see pictures, charts, maps,primary source documents and a detailed timeline of Virginia during the Antebellum Era.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart aims to help students understand how Frederick Douglass's writing painted a powerfully negative portrait of life on southern plantations. It uses video as well as text to inform students.