| How does the history of racial slavery shape our world today? Racial slavery was at the center of the Atlantic World’s economy for centuries. One of its primary legacies is that white supremacy and anti-black racism became so deeply ingrained in the Atlantic World that they became part of the structures of society that remain with us today. Racial Slavery in the Americas: Resistance, Freedom, and Legacies provides the opportunity for students to consider how the past shapes the present on these fundamental issues. This new curriculum unit provides a wide-ranging overview of racial slavery in the Americas over many centuries. The focus throughout is on how enslaved people experienced and resisted the systems of oppression and how the legacies of racial slavery have shaped our world today. The unit includes student readings, study guides, graphic organizers, and dozens of short videos. The lessons in Racial Slavery in the Americas include Data Analysis: Slavery, Empire, and CapitalismThe Human Geography of the Transatlantic Slave TradePrimary Source Analysis: Enslaved People’s Perspectives on Life and Labor in the Americas, Art Analysis: Portrayals of Plantations and Enslavement, Reporting the Haitian Revolution, Juneteenth: Symbolism, Ritual, and Meaning, Reparative Justice: Writing an Appeal for Action, Public Monuments to Slavery, Historical Memory: Commemorating Racial Slavery. Racial Slavery in the Americas was developed in collaboration with the Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ) at Brown University and is available for free in our Digital Editions format through September 30, 2021, thanks to funding through CSSJ. |
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