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Unit Plan
CommonLit

Common Lit: "Life of a Slave on a Southern Plantation" by Bird Brain History

For Students 5th - 6th Standards
A learning module that begins with "Life of a Slave on A Southern Plantation" by BirdBrain History, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned...
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Handout
Library of Congress

Loc: Learning Page: Pre Civil War African American Slavery

For Students 9th - 10th
Get an overview of slavery in the South, but also see physical evidence in photographs and historical narratives from slaves of the time.
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Primary
Other

Steven Mintz: Excerpts From Slave Narratives

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of exceperts from a wide variety of slave narratives.
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Unit Plan
C-SPAN

C Span American Writers: Adventures of Huckleberry Finn

For Students 9th - 10th
A brief summary of The Adventures of Huck Finn by Mark Twain. Also includes an online text of the work as well as links to other informational websites.
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Handout
Black Past

Black Past: Jordan Hatcher Case (1852)

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the slave Jordan Hatcher who was charged with killing and assaulting a white man and how his trail affected others.