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Teaching the Enslavement of African People in the Americas



In this media literacy activity students analyze an executive summary from a research report, an opinion piece in a newspaper and a post in an online community site for messages about how and why we teach about the history of slavery.

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Relevant Subject Area(s)

US History And Government, US History, Civics And Government, Sociology

Grade Level(s)

High School, College

Media Type(s)

Blog Post, Editorial Opinion, Informational Text

Author(s)

Sox Sperry

View Standards

Resource Standard Common Core ELA Strand
Reading: History Social Studies (RH)