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The Roman Slave Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Activity
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Liverpool and the Slave Trade: The Triangular Slave Trade

For Students 9th - 10th
Information is provided on the three routes of the triangular slave trade: the middle passage, the outward passage, and the return passage.
Primary
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Digital Text: My Escape From Slavery

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides a narrative of Frederick Douglass' escape from slavery.
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Southern Illinois History: Homepage

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
Traces the life of the richest black man in New Orleans before the Civil War and after.
Lesson Plan
Alabama Department of Archives and History

Adah: Using Primary Sources in the Classroom: Slavery Unit

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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

For Students 6th - 8th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students Pre-K - 1st
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]

For Teachers 9th - 10th
"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...
Primary
Understanding Slavery Initiative

Understanding Slavery Initiative: Plantation Life: Personal Accounts

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Article
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Accessible Archives: National Anti Slavery Standard

For Students 9th - 10th
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

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
Handout
Library of Virginia

Death or Liberty: Nat Turner's Rebellion: To Rebel and Make Insurrection

For Students 9th - 10th
A library resource providing details on this famous insurrection of slaves in 1831.