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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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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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First Inaugural Address, March 4, 1861

Lincoln’s first inaugural address illustrates the centrality of slavery in southern states decision to secede after the 1860 election.

Abraham Lincoln

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 5, 2018

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Informational

War with Mexico

In his editorial, Douglass argues that the Mexican War was a mechanism to expand slavery.

Frederick Douglass

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 5, 2018

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Literature

Run, Mary, Run

This spiritual illustrates the relationship between Christian allusions and resisting enslavement on a physical and spiritual level.

Unknown

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 5, 2018

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Literature

We’ll Soon Be Free

This spiritual illustrates how enslaved people saw the Civil War through the lens of Christian imagery.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 5, 2018

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Literature

Hold the Wind

This spiritual illustrates the relationship between Christian allusions and imagery with the desire for freedom from enslavement.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 5, 2018

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Literature

George Moses Horton, Myself

This poem illustrates the ways Horton saw slavery imprisoning both his body and mind.

George Moses Horton

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Topic

Slavery

Subject

History

January 5, 2018

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