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Christianity and Slavery Teacher Resources
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High schoolers explore the history of America by discussing slavery and Christianity. In this organized religion lesson, students collaborate in small groups in order to analyze the book Slavery Attacked. High schoolers investigate the connection between Christianity and the end of slavery by writing a research paper.
The emotional and spiritual oppression of slavery in the African-American experience is the focus of this lesson. Middle schoolers analyze various texts by Frederick Douglass and Maya Angelou related to freedom and oppression. They use textual evidence to write about slavery, oppression, compassion, and nonviolence. Additionally, they perform African-American spirituals and write reflectively for the lesson.
Students read "Slavery's Past, Paved Over or Forgotten" from The New York Times and discuss as a class. This activity is the introduction for researching a topic on the history of slavery in the U.S. Student groups present their information at a teach-in.
Students investigate the abolition of slavery by examining historical documents. In this U.S. history lesson, students view photographs of East African residents who were forced into slavery. Students write about the information they decipher in the photographs and historic court records.
Eleventh graders examine the impact of religion on the institution of slavery. In this slavery lesson, 11th graders listen to a lecture on colonial religious beliefs and their impact on the development and justification of slavery in America.
Students analyze slavery and its effects on humanity using Frederick Douglass' autobiography. For this slavery lesson, students analyze instances of reality and romanticized myth using a slave narrative. Students explore Douglass' argument that slavery dehumanizes all involved. Students write a response paper for the rhetorical strategies against Douglass' position.
Young scholars compare and contrast parallels between various aspects of slavery. In this anti-slavery lesson students examine types of slavery from the Holocaust to contemporary issues of slavery in the world today.
Eleventh graders compare and contrast the visions of abolitionists and proponents of slavery. In this slavery lesson, 11th graders read primary documents representing both sides of the slavery issue and use graphic organizers to analyze the pieces. Students then compose essays that compare and contrast the views of slavery.
Ninth graders examine the colonial workforce. In this colonial America lesson, 9th graders compare and contrast indentured servitude to slavery as they research primary and secondary sources. Students write essays based on their findings.
Seventh graders listen to a variety of folktales sharing experiences of slavery. As a class, they compare and contrast reading a story and telling a story. They participate in a role play activity to discover the journey of a slave and reflect on the activity in their journal. After watching a video, they discuss how point of view influences ones view of history.