Bookmark Forced to Work text Visual Forced to Work These images show enslaved people laboring in fields in Georgia and South Carolina. by Various Grade Level 3-5 6-8 9-12 Topic Slavery Subject History Social Justice Domain Justice Action
Bookmark Thomas H. text Literature Thomas H. Thomas was born into slavery and lived a harsh life, but he was finally able to escape and reunite with his family. by Lauryn Mascareñaz Grade Level 3-5 6-8 Topic Slavery Subject History Social Justice Domain Identity Justice Action
Bookmark William Wells Brown text Literature William Wells Brown William Wells Brown was born into slavery and later escaped to become one of the foremost supporters of abolition. by Lauryn Mascareñaz Grade Level 3-5 6-8 Topic Slavery Subject History Social Justice Domain Identity Diversity Justice Action
Bookmark Patty and Abigail text Literature Patty and Abigail Patty, a young enslaved girl, shares some insight about life on a South Carolina plantation. by Madison Clark Grade Level 3-5 6-8 Topic Slavery Race & Ethnicity Class Subject History Social Justice Domain Identity Diversity Justice Action
Bookmark Lives of the Enslaved in Their Own Words text Literature Lives of the Enslaved in Their Own Words In the face of extreme punishment for enslaved people and breaking the law for whites, roughly 5 percent of the enslaved population learned to read and write. Letters like the ones written below show the lengths they would go to learn. by Barbara Spindel Grade Level 3-5 6-8 Topic Slavery Subject History Social Justice Domain Identity Diversity Justice Action
Bookmark Hercules’ Daughter text Literature Hercules’ Daughter Young Delia learns a hard lesson from her papa about what it means to be enslaved on George Washington’s plantation. by Glenda Armand Grade Level 3-5 6-8 Topic Slavery Subject History Economics Social Justice Domain Identity Diversity Justice Action
Bookmark Sen. James Henry Hammond On the Admission of Kansas, Under the Lecompton Constitution Speech Before the United States Senate / Cotton is King text Informational Sen. James Henry Hammond On the Admission of Kansas, Under the Lecompton Constitution Speech Before the United States Senate / Cotton is King The "Cotton is King" speech given by Senator James Henry Hammond before the U. S. Senate on March 4, 1858. by James Henry Hammond Grade Level 3-5 6-8 9-12 Topic Slavery Subject History Social Justice Domain Identity Justice Action