Ohio - Discussion Questions Articles and Discussions http://oh.webjunction.org/ohctroriverquestion 2009-06-12T11:31:44Z 2009-06-12T11:31:44Z John Rankin v. John Brown Missy Lodge http://oh.webjunction.org/ohctroriverquestion/-/resources/discussion/65355111 2009-06-12T11:31:44Z I think a good discussion question would be a comparison of John Rankin and John Brown. Although we tend to know so much about John Brown because of his violent methods, I found he and Rankin had many similarities in their commitment to anti&#045;slavery at all costs. Missy Lodge Overview ruth metcalf http://oh.webjunction.org/ohctroriverquestion 2009-04-20T14:47:47Z <br><p>&nbsp;</p><p>&nbsp;<img height="144" alt="" width="100" src="/image/image_gallery?img_id=55645642&amp;t=1239977179396" /></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: small"><b><span style="color: #000080"><a href="/911">Beyond the River</a></span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: small"><b><span style="color: #000080"><a href="/ohctroriverauthor">About the Author</a></span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: small"><b><span style="color: #000080"><a href="/ohctroriverbook">About the Book</a></span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: small"><b><span style="color: #000080"><a href="/ohctroriverquestion">Discussion Questions</a></span></b></span></span></p><p><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="font-size: small"><b><span style="color: #000080"><a href="/ohctroriveradd">Additional Resources</a></span></b></span></span></p> ruth metcalf Overview ruth metcalf http://oh.webjunction.org/ohctroriverquestion 2009-04-17T15:57:55Z <br><p>&nbsp;</p><ol style="margin-top: 0in" type="1"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">What was John Rankin&rsquo;s early background? How did this affect his antislavery work later in life? </span></span></span></li></ol><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt 0.25in"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><ol style="margin-top: 0in" type="1" start="2"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">What was the Underground Railroad? Why was it called this and how did it get this name? What was the significance of the lantern in the window? </span></span></span></li></ol><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><ol style="margin-top: 0in" type="1" start="3"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">What document, written by John Rankin, influenced the antislavery movement? Who was this document written to and what was its purpose?</span></span></span></li></ol><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><ol style="margin-top: 0in" type="1" start="4"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">How did the politics of the time affect John Rankin&rsquo;s work? How many states were &ldquo;free&rdquo; and how many supported slavery? </span></span></span></li></ol><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><ol style="margin-top: 0in" type="1" start="5"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">What treatment did runaway slaves receive? Were those who protected slaves punished as well? Who was John P. Parker? What was his relationship to John Rankin?</span></span></span></li></ol><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><ol style="margin-top: 0in" type="1" start="6"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">Why do you think religion and the church were so important in the lives of free and enslaved blacks? What role do you think religion played in the lives of slaveholders and other proponents of slavery?</span></span></span></li></ol><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><ol style="margin-top: 0in" type="1" start="7"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">In addition to escaping or conducting armed rebellion, in what ways did enslaved blacks resist slavery? In what ways did free blacks struggle for full citizenship? In what ways were their efforts similar or different?</span></span></span></li></ol><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><ol style="margin-top: 0in" type="1" start="8"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">What impact do you think slavery had on white people who didn't own slaves? On those who did own slaves? Why might someone who wasn't a &nbsp;slaveowner support slavery? Why might someone be opposed to the spread of slavery, but not opposed to slavery itself?</span></span></span></li></ol><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><ol style="margin-top: 0in" type="1" start="9"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">Who was involved in the abolitionist movement? In what ways do you think abolitionists differed on the strategies and goals of their movement? Why do you think they disagreed?</span></span></span></li></ol><div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">&nbsp;</span></span></span></div><ol style="margin-top: 0in" type="1" start="10"><li style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: small"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">Why did the </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2951.html"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">Fugitive Slave Law of 1850</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080"> and the </span></span></span><span style="font-size: small"><a href="http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2932.html"><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080">Dred Scott decision</span></span></a><span style="font-family: Arial"><span style="color: #000080"> of 1857 result in more direct action against slavery by black abolitionists?</span></span></span></li></ol><p>&nbsp;</p> ruth metcalf Overview Marsha McDevitt-Stredney http://oh.webjunction.org/ohctroriverquestion 2009-02-24T16:37:10Z <br><p style="text-align: center;"><img alt="" style="width: 78px; height: 56px;" src="/image/image_gallery?img_id=46796390&amp;t=1235492475463" /></p> Marsha McDevitt-Stredney