‘If There Is No Struggle…’: Teaching a People’s History of the Abolition Movement

This lesson from Zinn Education “If There Is No Struggle…’: Teaching a People’s History of the Abolition Movement” guides students through a role-play in which they take on the roles of American Anti‑Slavery Society members, debating the real‑world strategic and ethical dilemmas—such as support for colonization, women’s rights, armed resistance, or aiding John Brown—that shaped the 19th‑century abolition movement— Website