| Type | Title | Notes | Description | Category |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video | Traces of the Trade | Copies of this film can be borrowed from YCCS. | In Traces of the Trade, Producer/Director Katrina Browne tells the story of her forefathers, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. There is an online facilitator’s guide with discussion questions and links to other resources. | Slavery and the U.S. Constitution |
| Video | Copies of this film can be borrowed from YCCS. | Circle Unbroken – A Gullah Journey from Africa to America | Slavery and the U.S. Constitution | |
| Reading | 5 Key Compromises of the Constitutional Convention | Constitutional Convention | Slavery and the U.S. Constitution | |
| Video | Frederick Douglass | How Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery to become one of the most respected and effective abolitionist leaders. | Slavery and the U.S. Constitution | |
| Reading | Presidents Who Owned Slaves | Presidents Who Owned Slaves | Slavery and the U.S. Constitution | |
| Lesson | Servitude and Rebellion | Questions and teaching ideas for Chapter 3 of Voices of a People’s History of the United States on the role and dissent of indentured servants in American colonial history. | Slavery and the U.S. Constitution | |
| Lesson | Slavery and the Making of America –Teacher’s guide | Anchor Lesson: The K-12 Learning portion of the SLAVERY AND THE MAKING OF AMERICA Web site was developed in close concert with American History and Social Studies teachers. This section of the site -- with historical fiction for grades 3-12, Lesson Plans for ages 9-18, primary sources, and a Virtual Museum with contributions from museums across the country and exhibits curated by students -- offers resources we hope you will find valuable for your classrooms. | Slavery and the U.S. Constitution | |
| Reading/Audio | The Second Amendment Was Ratified to Preserve Slavery | Second Amendment | Slavery and the U.S. Constitution | |
| Lesson | Africans in America: America's Journey Through Slavery | The Africans in America Web site is a companion to Africans in America, a six-hour public television series. The Web site chronicles the history of racial slavery in the United States -- from the start of the Atlantic slave trade in the 16th century to the end of the American Civil War in 1865 -- and explores the central paradox that is at the heart of the American story: a democracy that declared all men equal but enslaved and oppressed one people to provide independence and prosperity to another. For each era, you'll find a historical Narrative, a Resource Bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a Teacher's Guide for using the content of the Web site and television series in U.S. history courses. | Slavery and the U.S. Constitution | |
| Reading | Constitutional Topic: Slavery | The Constitutional Topics are presented to delve deeper into the issue of slavery and the constitution. | Slavery and the U.S. Constitution | |
| Video | Frederick Douglass: “The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro | The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro,” a speech given by Frederick Douglass in Rochester, NY on July 5, 1852, is read by Danny Glover. | Slavery and the U.S. Constitution | |
| Lesson | About Slavery by Another Name in the Classroom | Copies of this film can be borrowed from YCCS. | Slavery by Another Name | Slavery and the U.S. Constitution |