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An Act to Confiscate Property Used for Insurrectionary Purposes

In this document, the U.S. government outlined its new policy towards escaped formerly enslaved persons during the Civil War.

37th U.S. Congress

Grade Level

9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

Civics

History

Economics

January 9, 2018

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January 8, 2018

Hate at School: December 2017

teenager wearing coat with snow in black and white

Last month, we tracked 37 school-based episodes of hate in 21 states.

Topic

Bullying & Bias

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Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

In this passage from the autobiography, Jacobs describes her life as a teenager in the household of her enslaver. She describes the sexual advances of her adult male enslaver, as well as the jealousy and ire of her adult female enslaver those advances caused.

Harriet A. Jacobs

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 6, 2018

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Frederick Douglass Describes Enslavers

In this specific passage, which comes from the book’s first chapter, Douglass describes his enslavers. The passage focuses on Douglass’s memory of his first encounter with the brutality of his enslavers.

Frederick Douglass

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 6, 2018

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Letter to Ziba B. Oakes, February 1, 1855

King writes to inquire about the availability and price of certain categories of enslaved persons in Charleston, South Carolina. King also makes some general comments about the state of the economy in Milledgeville.

Jesse King

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 6, 2018

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Letter to Ziba B. Oakes, February 26, 1855

Sumter inquires about an enslaved woman named Clarissa, whom Oakes had evidently “advertised” for sale as a “cook & washer.” Among his questions, Sumter inquires specifically whether Clarissa "has had children or miscarried."

F. Sumter

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

Economics

January 6, 2018

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The Militia Act of 1862

The Militia Act paved the way for the Emancipation Proclamation, but it also illustrates inequality and reflects perspectives of white supremacy.

The 37th Congress of the United States

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 6, 2018

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“Cornerstone” Speech

In this speech, Alexander H. Stephens justifies the Confederacy’s secession, arguing that the “cornerstone” of the Confederacy is the maintenance of the institution of slavery and the belief in the inferiority of African Americans.

Alexander H. Stephens

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 6, 2018

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Declaration of the Immediate Causes Which Induce and Justify the Secession of South Carolina from the Federal Union

South Carolina’s Declaration provides its justification for seceding from the union, revolving around maintaining the institution of slavery, which it believes is threatened by free states.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 6, 2018

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Letter to Alexander H. Stephens, December 22, 1860

Lincoln’s letter to Alexander H. Stephens states his desire to prevent slavery’s spread and not threaten it where it already existed. This speaks to the centrality of slavery as a cause of the Civil War.

Abraham Lincoln

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 6, 2018

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