Students in Grade 11 and Grade 12 will read and compare three narratives of enslaved people–Venture Smith, Olaudah Equiano, and Kossula–and create projects based on their experiences in order to understand the details andcultural significances of the Middle Passage and its lasting impact.
Tag: Middle Passage
The Clotilda: Ship of Greed, Wealth and Enslavement
Students in Grade 8 will construct timelines about the history of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the Clotilda‘s voyage in order to understand the causes and effects of the slave trade and enslavement in the United States.
The Last Slave Ship: The Clotilda & AfricaTown
Students in Grades 10 through 12 will research the history of the Clotilda and Africatown in order to understand the ways in which different groups of people–specifically enslaved Africans and white Americans–experienced the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade and the period of American slavery.
The Power of “Born into Slavery”
Students in Grade 11 will learn about the particular experiences of life in West Africa, the Middle Passage, enslavement, and emancipation from the perspective of the Clotilda survivors in order to understand the humanity of the survivors, and all who were enslaved.
Violations of U.S. Commerce & Piracy Act of 1820: transporting Africans to the Americas (including the U.S.)
Students in Grade 8 will analyze a selection of primary sources–including the Constitution, legislation, and court decisions–related to the Trans-Atlantic Slave trade in order to understand the conditions which allowed for continued trafficking of Africans and the Clotilda’s voyage.