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Wnet: Thirteen: Slavery & the Making of America HandoutWnet: Thirteen: Slavery & the Making of America Handout
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9th - 10th
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Wnet: Thirteen: Slavery & the Making of America

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Using primary documents, oral histories, and other historical resources, discover how the arts of Africa, Europe, and pre-Civil War America influenced the culture of enslaved African Americans.

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personal narratives, slavery, slave culture

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  • Knovation Readability Score: 3 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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