To Run or Not to Run?To Run or Not to Run?

A Slave’s DilemmaPresented by:

Audley Green

Richard Geldmacher

A Slave’s DilemmaPresented by:

Audley Green

Richard Geldmacher

Essential QuestionsEssential Questions Why didn’t more slaves run away?Why didn’t more slaves run away? Why would a slave want to run away?Why would a slave want to run away? What were the risks and obstacles to What were the risks and obstacles to

running away?running away? How would a slave prepare to run away?How would a slave prepare to run away? Who would be more likely to take up the Who would be more likely to take up the

challenge to run away?challenge to run away? What would make a slave choose not to What would make a slave choose not to

run away?run away?

Why didn’t more slaves run away?Why didn’t more slaves run away? Why would a slave want to run away?Why would a slave want to run away? What were the risks and obstacles to What were the risks and obstacles to

running away?running away? How would a slave prepare to run away?How would a slave prepare to run away? Who would be more likely to take up the Who would be more likely to take up the

challenge to run away?challenge to run away? What would make a slave choose not to What would make a slave choose not to

run away?run away?

What do think was going through the slaves minds as they approached the sea and the

slave ship?

What do think was going through the slaves minds as they approached the sea and the

slave ship?

How is your life different from the children in the picture?

How is your life different from the children in the picture?

What can you learn about the treatment of slaves from these images?

What can you learn about the treatment of slaves from these images?

What could the slave have done to bring about this kind of punishment?

What could the slave have done to bring about this kind of punishment?

How could you describe the conditions of the slave quarters from these images?

How could you describe the conditions of the slave quarters from these images?

The Abolitionist MovementThe Abolitionist Movement

The movement to abolish slavery gained momentum

from the 1830’s through the 1850’s. These people, many who were Quakers, took a strong moral stand against the institution of slavery.

The movement to abolish slavery gained momentum

from the 1830’s through the 1850’s. These people, many who were Quakers, took a strong moral stand against the institution of slavery.

Wendell Phillips speaking at an Abolitionist rally in Boston

Wendell Phillips speaking at an Abolitionist rally in Boston

Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison and the newspaper he published

Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison and the newspaper he published

The Fugitive Slave LawThe Fugitive Slave Law

The Fugitive Slave Law…The Fugitive Slave Law…

Allowed slave owners to go into northern states and catch slaves

Forced Federal Government & sheriffs in northern states to participate in slave capture, even if slavery was outlawed in that state

Said that ordinary citizens in the north could be forced to help catch slaves

Greatly angered the Abolitionists, and caused more whites to join the Abolitionist movement.

Allowed slave owners to go into northern states and catch slaves

Forced Federal Government & sheriffs in northern states to participate in slave capture, even if slavery was outlawed in that state

Said that ordinary citizens in the north could be forced to help catch slaves

Greatly angered the Abolitionists, and caused more whites to join the Abolitionist movement.

The Risks and Obstacles to Escape

The Risks and Obstacles to Escape