Slave-Studies.net. A Portal for Research & Education

Classroom Materials

General

Release

London, weekly updates, last before visit: Jun 2003

Extent

356 pages (ca. 30.1 MiB) : 86 PDF docs., 1 RTF doc., 17 MS Word docs., 251 illustr.

Last Visit

Jul 1, 2003.

Notes

Includes site map and local search.

Language

English

Includes

• Anti-Slavery International's history
• Educational resources
• News releases
• Anti-Slavery International's submissions to the United Nations
• Links

Description

Site of "the world's oldest international human rights organization" tracing back its roots to 1787. Today, Anti-Slavery focuses on the fight against 7 severe violations of human rights considered as "types of slavery exist[ing] today": (1) "bonded labour" (debt servitude), (2) "forced labour," (3) "the worst forms of child labour," (4) the "commercial sexual exploitation of children," (5) "trafficking" of human beings," (6) "early and forced marriage," and (7) "traditional or 'chattel' slavery."

Part of

Digital History. Using New Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Research / University of Houston : Department of History, and University of Houston : College of Education

Related Name

Mintz, Steven

Release

Houston, Tex., © 2003

Extent

6 pages (ca. 230 KiB)

Last Visit

Apr 24, 2004.

Language

English

Includes

• Introductory readings (full texts available online)
• Annotated primary sources
• Additional resources (incl. further links and a list of films on slavery)

Description

Lists of slavery-related resources divided into 5 sections. Part of a site providing resources for the teaching of American history at highschools and colleges.

Part of

IAbolish - The Anti-Slavery Web Portal / American Anti-Slavery Group (AASG)

Related Names

Jacobs, Charles (founder) / Athie, Mohammed (co-founder) / Chand, David (co-founder)

Release

Boston, © 2001-2006

Extent

21 pages (ca. 410 KiB) : 11 illustr., 2 PDF files

Last Visit

Sep 24, 2006.

Technical Notes

Originally at: http://www.iabolish.com/act/camp/stop/index.htm.

Language

English

Includes

• The STOP Curriculum
• Teacher Information Packet
• A Message from Barbara Vogel
• Participating Schools

Description

Award-winning campaign begun by a class of 5th graders under the leadership of Vogel in 1998. Now turned into a curriculum. Teaches students about contemporary forms of slavery providing opportunities for participation in anti-slavery actions. Teachers may request cost-free material. Targets older elementary and middle school children.

Part of

Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society

Release

Key West, Fla., c 2001

Extent

40 pages (ca. 181.7 MiB) : 25 PDF docs., 223 illustr., 3 audio files, 1 shockwave-flash animation

Last Visit

Jan 7, 2008.

Technical Notes

Some scanned newspaper clippings provided as PDF files of extremely large size (up to 37.5 MiB).

Language

English | Spanish

Includes

• 9-part history of the Henrietta Marie and the transatlantic slave trade
• Research articles on the excavation and the founds
• Exhibition of drawings and photographs
• Kaplan, Robin / Kingsbury, Rita / Yentsch, Clarice: Teacher's Guide with Classroom Activities

Description

Online exhibit presenting the history and wreck of an English slave ship sunk off the coast of Florida in 1700 during her return to England. The physical exhibition is currently (tour calendar). The web site provides (apart from the online Teacher's Guide) information on related offline teaching resources available for purchase or rent (nominal charges).

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Handouts, etc.

Part of

Digital History. Using New Technologies to Enhance Teaching and Research / University of Houston : Department of History, and University of Houston : College of Education

Related Name

Mintz, Steven

Release

Houston, Tex., © 2003

Extent

1 page (ca. 78 KiB)

Last Visit

Apr 24, 2004.

Language

English

Description

Classroom handout dealing with the transatlantic slave trade and with many other facets of slavery in the United States, the Americas, and world history. Includes sections on important authors and key debates in the historiography of slavery.

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