Tag: US History

Violations of U.S. Commerce & Piracy Act of 1820: transporting Africans to the Americas (including the U.S.)

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Post date May 11, 2023
Categories In 6-8, Connecticut, History, US History
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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.

Revisiting the Controlled Narrative

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Post date April 28, 2023
Categories In Adult / Professional Development, English, Louisiana
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Adult learners will engage with the laws, customs, and power-dynamics that controlled the lives of those enslaved on plantations in order to build research skills that center the lives, experinces, and agency of Black folks during America’s plantation years.