Thursday, September 23, 2021

Frederick Douglass and The Institution of Slavery Ethnic Studies

Introduction to Frederick Douglass; and the Institution of Slavery. 

Directions: Select two text types: One audio/visual and one informational site to read, browse, listen to and explore more about Frederick Douglass and the institution of slavery.  While reading and watching complete a Reflective Journal documenting factual learning-- like specific times, places, locations, statistics, dates, and names.  Start here: Crash Course in Black American History: Meet Frederick Douglass
How to Teach Slavery (Corrected): https://neaedjustice.org/social-justice-issues/racial-justice/corrected-teach-slavery/
1. Who Was Frederick Douglass? The Official Website
2General Biography of Frederick Douglass.
3.  The Remarkable Life of Frederick Douglass Douglass NPR
4. Frederick Douglass Timeline
4. The Basic Biography Cartoon: Frederick Douglass (cant use this as already shown; however this can be a third source)
5. Frederick Douglass Video/Biography
6. The Economy that Slavery Built (highly recommended podcast)  Here is the URL Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2019/08/30/podcasts/1619-slavery-cotton-capitalism.html
A. How much do you know and understand about the concept of slavery? Take the assessment by following the link.  Write your score on a post it or sheet of paper. Slavery Knowledge Assessment. 
B. A Time Line of Slavery +Additional Resources
1. http://www.biography.com/people/frederick-douglass-9278324/videos/frederick-douglass-full-episode-2186641949
2. America: The Story of Us Frederick Douglass (short clip--good starting point)
3. Frederick Douglass: An American Life 1 in a series of 4
4. Slavery and the Making of America (53 minutes) Narrated by Morgan Freedman Link is here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFf1EPaCoiQ

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