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Literature

A Slave Auction

Solomon Northup was kidnapped and sold into slavery for 12 years before he was freed. This excerpt from his memoir of those years, Twelve Years A Slave, details a New Orleans slave auction.
by
Solomon Northup
Grade Level
6-8
Subject
History
Economics
Social Justice Domain
Justice
April 27, 2016
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Literature

(A)wake

In this poem, the speaker traces the senseless killings taking place abroad and at home, with a particular focus on the African-American community. The speaker also calls communities to action to "grow our hope and heal our hearts" in order to live together in peace.
by
Jessica Kobe
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Religion Class Immigration Gender & Sexual Identity Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Diversity Justice Action
September 26, 2016
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Informational

Notice

This brief newspaper article represents the commonplace practice of selling land, animals and goods while including enslaved people in the same listing in the United States before emancipation. Serving as primary source evidence of a pending sale, the article simplifies the transactions as purely economic.
by
John A. Chaffin
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Slavery
Subject
History
Social Justice Domain
Diversity Justice Action
December 15, 2017
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Informational

Nobody Dared Her to Do It

Reverend Noel Koestline and Reverend Spencer Turnipseed remember Turnipseed's sister, Marti, the first white student to join Birmingham's sit-in movement.
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Rev. Noel Koestline and Rev. Spencer Turnipseed (Brother)
Grade Level
6-8 9-12
Topic
Rights & Activism
Subject
Civics
History
Geography
Social Justice Domain
Action
November 18, 2014