How do we make a "sound judgment" in a culturally diverse society? How do we know the best path to follow in an interdependent world? These stories, based on social-studies, help us to understand that personal and environmental relationships impact our lives and our world.
Image of a drawing depicting a slave hanging by his wrists, awaiting the whip. From The Underground Railroad, by William Still.
Click on the image to animate the map. Slavery in America started in the early seventeenth century when workers were brought to the Jamestown set...
This map depicts the free and slave States, from Historical Geography, by John F. Smith, Chicago. It was published in 1888. Click on the i...
This letter, dated the 4th of April 1864, reflects President Lincoln's personal view of slavery.
Arriving in South Carolina in the 1780s, a group of 250 Africans were slated to be sold at Ashley Ferry (outside Charleston). This advertisement...
During the 1930s, the federal government hired writers to obtain the oral histories of former slaves. Tempie Cummins was one of those interviewe...
This illustration is entitled: "Slaves Packed Below and on Deck." When a slave ship named Zeldina was blown off course, near the Cuban coa...
The Illustrated London News published an article, and this picture, in the September 17, 1845 issue. From the article, we learn that these shack...
Page from the autobiography of Olaudah Equiano (also known as "Gustavus Vassa, The African"). What happened when captured Africans were sold to buyer...
Jerry Malloy republished Sol White's book, History of Colored Base Ball. From reviews at the amazon.com web site we learn these important facts:...
Jerry Malloy republished Sol White's book, History of Colored Base Ball. From reviews at the amazon.com web site we learn these important facts:...
The Library of Congress provides this background on Siad Barre and Scientific Socialism: Somalia's adherence to socialism became official on the fi...
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