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Congress asserts the federal government’s right to seize all property of individuals participating in or aiding the insurrection against the U.S. government.

In this spoken word piece, Elizabeth Acevedo addresses the beauty standard that is epitomized by fair skin and straight hair.

After growing up in foster care, Ashley, a young Native-American Caucasian woman, converts to Islam in hopes of finding structure in a life where it never existed. However, with that decision comes the risk of losing one of the few biological connections she still has.

William Wells Brown was born into slavery and later escaped to become one of the foremost supporters of abolition.

This biography tells the story of Frederick Douglass’ escape from slavery and how he became one of the most important voices of his time and ours.

A young boy travels with his grandmother to place a “Lost Friends” ad searching for his uncle who was sold by his enslaver and separated from his family before the Civil War.