American Slavery

Informational

U.S. Constitution: Articles I, IV, V

These sections illustrate the ways in which the U.S. Constitution provided direct protection of slavery.

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

Civics

History

Topic

Slavery

January 5, 2018

Informational

Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution

Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution, the first clause of which restrains congressional powers with respect to the trade in enslaved persons.

Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, Thomas Paine, and John Adams

Grade Level

6-8 9-12

Subject

History

Topic

Slavery

December 13, 2017

Visual

Elders

These images were published in a pro-slavery book in 1915. The author published images of formerly enslaved people who continued to live with their enslavers after the Civil War to argue that they were loyal to their enslavers.

Various

Grade Level

3-5 6-8 9-12

Subject

History

Topic

Slavery

February 26, 2020

American Slavery

U.S. Constitution: Articles I, IV, V

Article 1, Section 9 of the U.S. Constitution

Elders

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