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Slave Auction Poster



Students analyze a 19th century auction poster for messages about the nature and economics of slavery and about the ethics of advertising the sale of human beings. This simple decoding activity has been taken from a larger lesson with many slides titled “Arguing For Freedom”. To access this lesson, type the title with quotes into the PLS keyword search bar.



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Relevant Subject Area(s)

US History

Grade Level(s)

High School, College

Media Type(s)

Poster

Author(s)

Sox Sperry

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