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Our searchable library of short texts offers a diverse mix of stories and perspectives. This multigenre, multimedia collection aligns with the Common Core's recommendations for text complexity and the Learning for Justice Social Justice Standards.

Choose from informational and literary nonfiction texts, literature, photographs, political cartoons, interviews, infographics and more. You can also filter by text type, grade level, subject and topic.

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Elders

These images were published in a pro-slavery book in 1915. The author published images of formerly enslaved people who continued to live with their enslavers after the Civil War to argue that they were loyal to their enslavers.
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Various
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History
Social Justice Domain
February 26, 2020
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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.
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William O. Blake
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History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
December 13, 2017
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Negroes for Sale

This is an image of an advertisement for a slaver's auction. It describes the enslaved people available for purchase.
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E.E. Hundly, W. Robinson, and H.M. Robinson
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History
Economics
Social Justice Domain
December 15, 2017