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Slave Houses, Louisiana (1853)

The drawing is a visual description that seeks to portray enslaved people as enjoying a relatively stable home life with people playing music, dancing and courting.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 14, 2017

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Visual

The History of Jamaica

The image is an 18th-century hand-drawn map of Caribbean islands and Central America with Jamaica at the center.

Edward Long

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 14, 2017

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Informational

Dedication to “The Barbarism of Slavery” Speech

The introduction to Senator Charles Sumner’s famous anti-slavery speech, summarizing the speech’s arguments and making the case against slavery.

Charles Sumner

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

Civics

History

December 13, 2017

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Branding Slaves

This is an image of enslavers burning brands into the skin of people they enslaved, this engraving illustrates the way that enslaved people were treated as property.

William O. Blake

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

Geography

December 13, 2017

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Teaching Hard History Text Library

Welcome to the Teaching Hard History Text Library. This collection includes more than 100 primary sources selected to support robust teaching and learning about the Key Concepts and Summary Objectives found in A

December 13, 2017

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Literature

Autographs for Freedom

An anti-slavery poem by Harriet Beecher Stowe from 1852.

“Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Thirty-five other Eminent Writers.”

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 13, 2017

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Informational

Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution

Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution, the first clause of which restrains congressional powers with respect to the trade in enslaved persons.

Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Thomas Paine, and John Adams

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 13, 2017

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December 13, 2017

Hate at School: November 2017

pensive determined youth of color leaning on playground

Last month, we tracked 50 school-based episodes of hate in 22 states.

Topic

Race & Ethnicity Bullying & Bias

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Informational

A Law for Regulating Negroes and Slaves in the Night Time

A New York City law from 1731 details the punishments for the enslaved and free black people who are in the streets after dark.

Will. Sharpas and Council

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

December 13, 2017

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December 12, 2017

Teaching in the Shadow of Trauma

When we teachers get a so-called “problem child” in class, it’s crucial to ask ourselves, “What is causing this behavior to manifest? What is occurring in this child’s life that we can’t see?”

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