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The Roman Slave Trade
An interesting article explaining the life a slave led in Ancient Rome. The text explains the work they did, the lives they led, and the treatment they received.
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Liverpool and the Slave Trade: The Triangular Slave Trade
Information is provided on the three routes of the triangular slave trade: the middle passage, the outward passage, and the return passage.
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Digital Text: My Escape From Slavery
This site provides a narrative of Frederick Douglass' escape from slavery.
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Southern Illinois History: Homepage
A good reference page, even if it limits itself to Southern Illinois. Good information on slavery in the Land of Lincoln, and the struggle between kidnappers and underground railroad. Site has a search function and plenty of photos.
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Nutrias Online Exhibits: The World of Francois Lacroix
Traces the life of the richest black man in New Orleans before the Civil War and after.
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Adah: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom: Slavery Unit
A website with lesson plans for various grade levels on slavery, using primary sources.
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Teaching Tennessee History: Lesson Plans for the Classroom Volume X [Pdf]
These lesson plans are designed to integrate language arts and primary sources into elementary social studies instruction.
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Sos Children's Villages: Our Africa History
Our Africa is a project that allows the children of Africa to film their lives and their country the way they see them. This section explains the painful past of Africa and what is needed for a stable future. Included are videos about...
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Virginia Center for Digital History: Texas Slavery Project
The Texas Slavery Project takes a deep look at the expansion of slavery in the borderlands between the United States and Mexico in the years between 1837 and 1845.
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American Girl: Addy, a Courageous Girl
Meet Addy, a character in the American Girl series, and learn about her courageous struggle over slavery during the Civil War through this collection of stories, games, and activities. Also, includes teacher guide and worksheets.
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Fitzhenry and Whiteside: 'If I Had Just Two Wings' Teaching Guide [Pdf]
"If I Had Just Two Wings", an historical novel by Virginia Frances Schwartz, follows the journey of some slaves as they flee to Canada along the Underground Railroad. This teacher's guide includes detailed chapter summaries and project...
Understanding Slavery Initiative
Understanding Slavery Initiative: Plantation Life: Personal Accounts
Read first-hand accounts of former slaves, and learn about the devastating realities of the Transatlantic slave trade in the 18th and early 19th centuries.
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Slavery in the North: Exclusion of Blacks
After emancipation, African Americans were granted rights, such as voting or sitting on a jury, in some Northern states. But often they were prevented from exercising these rights due to the deeply ingrained prejudices of whites.
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Accessible Archives: National Anti Slavery Standard
The National Anti-Slavery Standard was a weekly newspaper published by the abolitionist group, the American Anti-Slavery Society. How it was established and its history are described.
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Washington University: The Dred Scott Case
The records in this exhibit document the Scotts' early struggle to gain their freedom, and are the only extant records as it was heard in the St. Louis Circuit Court.
Library of Virginia
Death or Liberty: Nat Turner's Rebellion: To Rebel and Make Insurrection
A library resource providing details on this famous insurrection of slaves in 1831.