Instructional Video2:33
Curated Video

Mary Ann Shadd Cary: Antislavery Activist

9th - Higher Ed
The first Black newspaper editor in the history of the United States, Mary Ann Shadd Cary spoke out to champion the cause of freedom in an era when the voices of African Americans were rarely heard.
Instructional Video4:13
PBS

The Pain of History and Beloved

9th - 12th Standards
Readers of Toni Morrison's Beloved share their reasons for why the painful and powerful narrative should be on the list of books for the Great American Read program.
Instructional Video10:24
Curated OER

Sectionalism - A Review

9th - 12th
What is sectionalism? A loyalty to the interest of one's region, or sectionalism, is really what sparked the Civil War. Learn about the South's attempt at expanding slavery westward and the power struggle between the two regions...