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Students discover details about abolition. In this slavery lesson, students watch Abolishing Slavery in America and then conduct further research about the events that took place on the Zong and Amistad. Students write essays that feature their findings.

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amistad, slavery, the abolitionist movement, the slave trade

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abolition, amistad, slave trade, slavery, zong, social studies
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Grade
9th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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For Teacher Use
Duration
3 days
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Research
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