Audio
Understanding Slavery Initiative

Understanding Slavery Initiative: Sound Files About Slavery

9th - 10th
Sound bites from historical slaveowner Thomas Thistlewood and former slave Olaudah Equiano regarding trade and commerce, plantation life, the riches of Africa, and resistance and rebellion. Also featured, a rap by Soweto Kinch, entitled...
Instructional Video
Have Fun With History

Have Fun With History: Plantation System in Southern Life

9th - 10th
A Tour and history of a southern planation from a 1950's perspective. It explains the workings, economics and culture of the plantation before, during and after the Civil War.
Instructional Video
PBS

Pbs: African/african American Culture: Plantation Dance/ring Shout

9th - 10th
The Plantation Dance/Ring Shout represents a style of dance and music found in African slave communities on plantations in the southern United States, Caribbean Islands, and other locations. Included are teaching tips and additional...