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Syllabi & Lesson Plans

Release

Pueblo, Col., taught fall 2002 (University of Southern Colorado : Department of History)

Extent

4 pages (ca. 57 KiB) : 1 illustr.

Last Visit

Apr 25, 2004.

Language

English

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Related Name

Miel, Martine (Anti-Slavery International : Education Dept.)

Related Inst.

United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) : Associated Schools Project Network / The British Council / Norway : Government

Part of

Anti-Slavery. Today's Fight for Tomorrow's Freedom / Anti-Slavery International : Education Dept.

Release

London, n. d. [start page stamped Apr 2003]

Extent

112 pages (ca. 8.9 MiB) : 8 PDF docs., 17 MS Word docs., 130 illustr.

Last Visit

Jul 1, 2003.

Technical Notes

Includes local search.

Notes

Produced within the framework of the Transatlantic Slave Trade Education Project under the auspices of UNESCO's Associated Schools Project Network.

Language

English

Description

Offers course material suitable for secondary-school students. Grouped in 9 sections covering important aspects of the slave trade and its historical context. Each section offers "Ready to Use Lesson Plans and Activities" as well as "Pick and Mix Resources." Two additional sections –"Slave Routes" and "Up from Slavery" are still under construction.

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Related Names

Beckle, Hilary Macdonald (taskforce member) et al.

Related Inst.

Anti-Slavery International
The British Council

Release

Paris, n. d. [last revised 2004] (UNESCO)

Extent

n/a

Last Visit

Jul 9, 2003.

Technical Notes

The site replaces an older version at http://www.unesco.org/education/educprog/asp/tst/index.htm still online and reported by search engines. — Not covered by the Slave-Studies.net search engine.

Notes

In close cooperation with The Slave Route Project of UNESCO's Department of Intercultural Dialogue and Pluralism for a Culture of Peace. – See also the educational resource Breaking the Silence produced by Anti-Slavery International within the framework of the TST project.

Language

English | French (project description)

Includes

• Slave Voyages. Educational Resource for Teachers (2003, PDF download)
• Slave Voices. The Sound of Freedom (2004, primary sources, MS Word doc.)

Description

Project launched in 1998 to promote the commemoration and teaching of the transatlantic slave trade and to create intercultural networks of schools across the areas which were immediately affected by the trade. Targets secondary school students 14 to 16 years of age. Organizes symposia and workshops, youth encounters. Provides participating schools with educational resources, published brochures, flyers, and annual posters for the International Day for the Remembrance of the Slave Trade and its Abolition (23 August). — Note that an Indian Ocean Slave Trade Education Project is currently under preparation.

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Part of

The Mariners' Museum

Related Inst.

South Street Seaport Museum
National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside (Liverpool, England)

Release

Newport News, Va., c 2002

Extent

167 pages (ca. 9.8 MiB) : 158 illustr.

Last Visit

Oct 2, 2006.

Language

English

Includes

• Introduction
• Departure
• Middle Passage
• Arrival
• Abolition
• Legacy
• The Transatlantic Slave Trade Quiz
• Resources : List of scholarly works for further study; Readings for students
• Web sites

Description

Online exhibition hosted by "North America's largest maritime museum," a private institution founded in 1930. – The pages were originally created to accompany a travelling exhibition of the same title that was shown at the Mariners' Museum from May through December 2002. The presentation consists of a series of sequentially linked pages featuring introductory texts by the curators, excerpts from primary sources, historical images, and modern photographs of historical sites. Some of the sections suggest hands-on activities for students of grades 3-12.

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Release

Moscow, Id., course taught fall 2000 (University of Idaho)

Extent

1 page (ca. 13 KiB)

Last Visit

Apr 26, 2004.

Language

English

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Related Inst.

National Endowment for the Humanities

Release

Mystic Seaport, Conn., © 1997

Extent

n/a

Last Visit

Apr 26, 2004.

Notes

Includes sitemap and local search (also covering full text of primary documents).

Language

English

Includes

• Library (Newspapers, Personal Papers, Court Records, Government Papers, Popular Media, Maps, Gallery)
• Teaching Resources (Curriculum, Bibliography)
• Timelines

Description

The very rich site presents the Amistad court case, the itinerary of the Africans at its center, and the public discussion it generated. The incident is used to examine many of the wider issues relating to slavery in the antebellum United States. – The texts introducing and discussing the case are accompanied by historical illustrations and linked to source material, a wide selection of which is available online from the site's library section. — The Mystic Seaport Museum houses a replica of the Amistad .

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Related Names

Davis, David Brion / Mintz, Steven

Part of

Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance, and Abolition (GLCSSRA)

Related Inst.

Yale University
Yale Center for International and Area Studies

Release

New Haven, Conn., Mar 2003 (Yale University)

Extent

14 pages (ca. 145 KiB)

Last Visit

Jun 3, 2003.

Language

English

Description

Detailed lesson plan suitable for high school students. Includes 9 source documents, 2 brief notes introducing the incident, and a timeline of abolitionism.

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Release

Greeley, Col., taught spring 2002 (University of Northern Colorado)

Extent

9 pages (ca. 130 KiB) : 1 MS Word doc.

Last Visit

May 4, 2004.

Language

English

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Release

Hartsville, S. C., taught term III 2004 (Coker College : Department of Language and Literature)

Extent

3 pages (ca. 58 KiB)

Last Visit

Apr 26, 2004.

Language

English

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Related Inst.

Temple University

Part of

Syllabus Project / American Academy of Religion

Release

Atlanta, Ga., course taught spring 1998

Extent

1 PDF doc. (ca. 118 KiB = 9 print pages)

Last Visit

Apr 26, 2004.

Language

English

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Part of

Courses and Syllabi / University of Connecticut : Dept. of History

Release

Storrs, Conn., spring 2001 (University of Connecticut)

Extent

1 page (ca. 10 KiB)

Last Visit

Sep 24, 2006.

Technical Notes

Previously at: http://www.sp.uconn.edu/~wwwhist/syllabi_s01/H298sp2001.htm.

Language

English

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Release

[Chatham, N. J.], n. d. [start page stamped Aug 2003]

Extent

ca. 200 pages (ca. 10 MiB) : more than 75 illustr.

Last Visit

Apr 26, 2004.

Language

English

Includes

• 11 historical essays (ranging from a general overview of slavery in American history to pieces with special aspects of the institution and its heritage)
• 14 history and 7 American literature lesson plans
• Images of the transatlantic and U. S. domestic slave trade (more than 20 items)
• 12 images inspired by slave narratives, created by Mississippian artist Johnnie Mae Maberry-Gilbert
• Gateway to internet resources

Description

Site created in the framework of an educational initiative of New York Life Insurance Co., which is also sponsoring a 4-part TV series on the history of American slavery. Provides resources for teaching slavery to middle and high-school students. – No information about the creators and maintainers of the site is available. While the authors of essays and lesson plans are identified by name and in part by institutional affiliation, the criteria for the selection of the material remain unclear. Contributors are paid. – The site includes an Encyclopedia of American Slavery with some 500 brief entries, but the editors, editorial plan and policy, and the contributors are not indicated. – Citations of the sources for some of the primary material are missing. — New York Life is one of several companies that have (thus far unsuccessfully) been sued for compensation by descendants of antebellum slaves. For more information, consult the Slave Era Insurance Registry (California Department of Insurance), the Business & Human Rights Resource Center, and news coverage. The site claims to be endorsed by the National Alliance of Black School Educators.

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Release

Saskatoon, Canada, last modified Jul 2006 (University of Saskatchewan : Department of Archaeology : Program in Classical and Near Eastern Archaeology)

Extent

1 page (ca. 17 KiB)

Last Visit

Sep 24, 2006.

Technical Notes

Originally at: http://duke.usask.ca/~porterj/CourseNotes/slavery.html.

Language

English

Description

Notes for a section of an undergraduate course on daily life in the ancient world. Provides a substantial reading list on ancient slavery and some internet links.

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Release

Houston, Tex., taught fall 2004 (University of Houston, Downtown : Social Science Department)

Extent

1 PDF doc. (ca. 161 KiB = 7 print pages)

Last Visit

Jan 20, 2008.

Technical Notes

No longer available at origianl location (http://gator.dt.uh.edu/~rydend/484/slaverysyl.pdf). Record points to most recent versions of the syllabus stored by the Internet Archive.

Language

English

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Release

London, course taught fall 2006 (University College London : History Department)

Extent

1 MS Word doc. (ca. 183 KiB = 27 print pages)

Last Visit

Jan 20, 2008.

Technical Notes

In fall 2003, the same course was listed as HIST4169.

Notes

Includes list of primary sources in print (p. 16-17) and bibliography (p. 18-27).

Language

English

Description

The extensive syllabus includes a list of possible essay topics, an overview of Greek and Latin terms designating slaves, and a table with "guesstimates" of slave numbers in the ancient world.

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Release

Vancouver, Wash., taught spring 2003 (Washington State University : History Department)

Extent

1 page (ca. 60 KiB)

Last Visit

Apr 25, 2004.

Language

English

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Release

Greensboro, N. C., taught fall 2003 (University of North Carolina at Greensboro : Department of History)

Extent

1 PDF doc. (ca. 15.5 KiB = 6 print pages) + 1 page (ca. 25 KiB)

Last Visit

Apr 25, 2004.

Notes

Includes lists of secondary literature, primary sources, and relevant websites. – Accompanied by a webpage prepared for the course by a university librarian.

Language

English

Description

Syllabus for an upper undergraduate/graduate research seminar.

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Release

Lampeter, taught 2002-2003 (University of Wales, Lampeter : Classics Department)

Extent

1 page (ca. 65 KiB) : 1 illustr.

Last Visit

Sep 24, 2006.

Technical Notes

Originally at: http://www.lamp.ac.uk/~noy/roman11.htm. – Withdrawn. – Record points to last version of resource stored by the Internet Archive.

Language

English

Description

Substantial page offering material on one session of the course "Women in the Roman World." Includes a bibliography, internet links, brief excerpts from primary sources, and a summary of the lecture.

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