Africans in America, companion to a six-hour PBS series (2000)
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/home.html
America's journey through slavery is presented in four parts. Each era includes a historical narrative, a resource bank of images, documents, stories, biographies, and commentaries, and a teacher's guide for using the content of the website and television series in the classroom.
Slavery and the Making of America, companion to a four-hour PBS series (2005)
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/slavery/ and Slavery in America's “Roads to Freedom” Interactive Exhibition http://www.slaveryinamerica.org
These websites document the history of American slavery from its beginnings in the British colonies to its end in the Southern states and the years of post-Civil War Reconstruction. Drawing on a wealth of recent scholarship, they challenge the notion that slavery was exclusively a Southern enterprise. At the same time, by focusing on the remarkable stories of individual slaves, they offer new perspectives on the slave experience and testify to the active role that Africans and African Americans took in surviving their bondage and shaping their own lives.
The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance & Abolition
http://www.yale.edu/glc/
The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition is part of the Whitney and Betty MacMillan Center for International and Area Studies at Yale. In addition to a variety of lectures, symposia, research fellowships, online exhibitions and resources, the Gilder Lehrman Center, in partnership with ACES, the New Haven area's Regional Educational Service Center, has been awarded a three-year Teaching American History grant through the Department of Education to introduce New Haven area teachers to the history of U.S. slavery and its legacy. For their TAH program information and teaching resources, visit http://www.yale.edu/glc/aces/index.htm .
The Atlantic Slave Trade and Slave Life in the Americas, a Visual Record
http://hitchcock.itc.virginia.edu/Slavery/
Maintained by the University of Virginia, the approximately 1,235 images in this collection have been selected from a wide range of sources, most of them dating from the period of slavery and are envisioned as a resource for teachers, researchers, students, and the general public.
International Slavery Museum
http://www.liverpoolmuseums.org.uk/ism/
Recently renovated to commemorate the bicentennial of the abolition of Britain's slave trade, the International Slavery Museum highlights the international importance of slavery, both in a historical and contemporary context. Working in partnership with other museums with a focus on freedom and enslavement, the museum provides opportunities for greater awareness and understanding of the legacy of slavery today.
Mystic Seaport, “Exploring Amistad”
http://amistad.mysticseaport.org/main/welcome.html
This site explores the Amistad revolt of 1839-1842 which occurred near Cuba; the Amistad's survivors were captured off the Connecticut coast. The result was an intense legal, political, and popular debate over the slave trade, slavery, race, Africa, and ultimately America itself. The site includes a detailed narrative of the revolt, timelines, and a variety of resources, the heart of which is a library containing thousands of pages from over 500 primary documents including court documents, journal entries, and newspaper stories. Each can be viewed in the original print or handwriting or in transcription. The site also includes several suggested classroom activities.
“Traces of the Trade” and Inheriting the Trade
http://www.tracesofthetrade.org and http://www.inheritingthetrade.com
“Traces of the Trade: A Story from the Deep North” is a soon-to-be-released documentary from Philadelphia-born filmmaker Katrina Browne about Browne's Rhode Island ancestors, the largest slave-trading family in U.S. history. Nine fellow descendants journeyed with her to retrace the steps of their family's business and soon learned that slavery was business for more than just the DeWolf family—it was a cornerstone of Northern commercial life. Inheriting the Trade: A Northern Family Confronts Its Legacy as the Largest Slave-Trading Dynasty in U.S. History was written by Tom DeWolf and retells the story of the family's journey from his perspective. The book will be published by Beacon Press in early 2008 and the film is scheduled for release later in the year.
Atlantic Emancipations Conference and exhibition “Black Founders and Foundations: A Portrait of a Revolutionary People,” Library Company of Philadelphia
http://www.librarycompany.org/emancipations/
2008 marks the bicentennial of two events in the history of slavery and freedom in the Atlantic world: the official end of the overseas slave trade in the U.S. and the maturation of Pennsylvania's gradual abolition law—the world's first emancipation statute. These two events offer the chance for reflection on the broader theme of black freedom struggles in the Atlantic world during the eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. The conference, free to the public, will be held April 10-21, 2008. The exhibition, also free, runs from March 10 - October 3, 2008.
Amazing Grace film website and teacher's guide
http://www.amazinggracemovie.com/
Primarily promotional, but includes a well-written eleven-page study guide (geared at grades 9-12) with timelines, a background essay, and several classroom activities. |
