Debby+Lawson's+Final+Project


 * __Local History Project Primary Source List__ **

[] "The Civil War, as Photographed by Mathew Brady" Over 6,000 digitized images taken by Brady and his colleagues in the field during the Civil War, including battelfields (but not battles) and daily life in the camps and towns of the times. Might use to illustrate time period or for photo analysis activity. [] Contains historical sheet music and photographs of musicians during the Civil War. Again, could be used to illustrate time period. [] "Voices from the Days of Slavery." Individual songs by/interviews of former slaves, recorded in the late 1930s and 1940. Might use as part of an introduction to project, or as enhancement. [] Statistical data regarding the Civil War and comparison to other wars. The war/battle angle might be one possible avenue students could explore during the project. [] Digitized advertisement from 1802 offering a $100 reward for a runaway slave. Students could analyze or use as an illustration in Underground Railroad project. [] "The Valley of the Shadow." Archive of Civil War primary sources related to Augusta County, Virigina and Franklin Country, Pennsylvania. Great source for diaries and letters, albeit in transcribed format. Background knowledge extenstion. [] "Selected Civil War Photographs." Library of Congress. Photo analysis activity or background photos for time period of the Underground Railroad. [] "Slave Narratives." A collection of slave narratives, some with photographs, recorded by the WPA during the 1930s. Use for background knowledge. [] An authenticated Underground Railroad stop near Wheaton. Field trip destination. [] Source for Illinois images and other primary Civil War documents. Use for analysis perhaps. [] Northern Illinois University website contains primary source documents related to Abraham Lincoln. Use for photo analysis or illustrations in project. [] Primary source documents on the Civil War topic include photographs, letters, maps. We might begin our research here.

[] News story that ran in the local newspaper last fall about a manuscript that confirmed a Wheaton College building as an Underground Railroad stop. Might use a starting point for project. [] List of Civil War reference materials available at the Wheaton Public Library. [] Civil War chapter on the Civil War in Illinois, from __DuPage Roots__. Does contain some period photographs. Might read together to initiate discussion or place the Civil War closer to home. **__ 4-D-1 Additional Poster and Photographs/Sources __** [] A portrait of Anthony Burns, a fugitive slave whose arrest ignited Boston anti-slavery sentiment in 1850 when he was tried under the Fugitive Slave Act. [] Photograph shows a “slave pen” in Alexandria, Virginia, guarded by Union soldiers between 1861 and 1865. [] A “broadside”, advertising an anti-slavery meeting in Salem, Ohio. [] Poster advertising the sale of slaves. Might couple with the anti-slavery meeting “broadside” for a compare/contrast the two sides of the issue that, at least in part, sparked the Civil War. [] Poster advertising reward for fugitive slaves. Might use as introduction or document analysis.
 * __Secondary Sources__**

Hiding places (to use as illustrations; not really primary sources?) [] []

Great photos I found, but with no attribution/citations: [] []

Secondary source – nice, clear map of UGRR routes []

​__**5-D-1 Local Audio and Music**__  "Song of the Slave": sheet music; published in Chicago, 1863. Supported the Union cause; use as cultural enhancement []

"The Slaves Consolation": sheet music; published in Chicago, 1862. Supported the Union cause* *I think the language in this one ("darkies") eliminates it from use with elementary school students []

"Deep River": sheet music; published in New York, 1917. Not really primary source because of its 20th century publication date? []:

Audio recordings of slave interviews, songs, and "field hollers"; use to illustrate the slave voices of the South [|Uncle Bob Ledbetter]  ("Old Dan Tucker" and "field hollers") [|Irene Williams] (Plantation life: slave baptisms and butter) [|Wallace Quarterman, former slave] (1935: the interviewer is Zora Neale Thurston; poorer quality recording, but an actual slave interview that includes his voice would fascinating for students. For my younger students, I would try to transcribe this ahead of time.)

[|Additional slave narratives - transcriptions] Use to enhance background knowledge of the slave life in the American South; why did slaves want to escape to the north and freedom?

<span style="color: #4f824f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 132%;"> __**6-D-1 Local Video and Maps**__ <span style="color: #4f824f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 98%;">[|Chicago - J.T. Palmatary, 1857] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 104.54%;">Panoramic map to help students understand how Chicago looked prior to the Civil War, and during the slaves' escape to freedom from the southern states (map not drawn to scale). [|View to the South from Cairo, IL (an Underground Railroad stop)] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Since Cairo (located directly south of the joining of the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers on the map) was well-known as an Underground Railroad destination because of its location on the Mississippi River, students could analyze this map for multiple reasons. This map is drawn looking south from Vienna, Illinois, near Cairo, so students could see why slaves might have chosen this route coming up from the South. Also, the intricate drawing of this map "from nature", as opposed to a modern view of the same location from Google Earth, might make a great compare/contrast lesson on its own. [|Follow the Drinking Gourd] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">This is an awesome TeacherTube video that would make a perfect introduction to my local history project on the Underground Railroad. Since it contains primary source documents (photographs, paintings, broadsides), I am hoping its use is acceptable for this class. <span style="color: #4f824f; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 112%;">[|Mississippi River, 1861] <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 100.1%;">An excellent map showing the Mississippi River from the Gulf of Mexico to Illinois. Use to show students a primary source map of the river and have them discuss why the river was such a logical route to freedom for the slaves. Use with the NPS Underground Railroad route map below. [|Vicksburg, 1863] An actual battle map, showing General Grant's army and "rebel" positions. I would analyze this map on the SmartBoard with the whole class, using the American Memory "zoom" feature. It is a great companion to the Mississippi River map, //plus//, it shows the location of plantations along the river, so students can see why this was a major route to the North. <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">[|Map of Northeastern state and Canada showing canal system for use by gunboats during the Civil War, 1863] I'm not sure I will use this, but I liked that it showed students an overall view of Illinois' proximity to Canada and how the United States looked during the Civil War. [|Student Underground Railroad video on YouTube] Might use to model an example of a final product (and how to be careful about holding the microphone too close. Alternating narration would work well with paired students.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 110%;">Secondary source maps: [|National Park Service Underground Railroad Routes]

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Additional sources of information for local history project: [|University of Washington] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">[|Photograph of Slave Cabin in Alabama] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">[|Slave Cabins at The Hermitage (GA)] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%;">[|What Became of the Slaves on a Georgia Plantation, 1857 (transcript)] <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">