Lesson Overview
This lesson introduces students to historic primary and secondary source documents and
geospatial technology to explore nineteenth-century slavery and trade between the Caribbean
and United States. Students trace the journey of a pineapple from Cuba to South
Carolina, exposing new ways to think about the geographic, historic, and economic aspects
of enslavement and how contemporary symbols have had considerably different
meanings in the past.
Essential Question
Are students able to identify and distinguish between types of sources. and reflect on the symbolism of everyday objects?
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computer access for students
projector in classroom
Lesson books for history of Barnwell plantation.
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- 8-5 The student will understand the impact of Reconstruction, industrialization, and Progressivism on society and politics in South Carolina in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
- During the periods of Reconstruction, industrial expansion, and the Progressive movement, South Carolina searched for ways to revitalize its economy while maintaining its traditional society. To understand South Carolina’s experience as represen...
- 8-5.5 Compare industrial development in South Carolina to industrialization in the rest of the United States, including the expansion of railroads, the development of the phosphate and textile industries, and immigration.
- 8-5.7 Compare migration patterns of South Carolinians to such patterns throughout the United States, including the movement from rural to urban areas and the migration of African Americans from the South to the North, Midwest, and West.
- During the periods of Reconstruction, industrial expansion, and the Progressive movement, South Carolina searched for ways to revitalize its economy while maintaining its traditional society. To understand South Carolina’s experience as represen...
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Lesson Partners: Center for the Education & Equity of African American Students (CEEAAS)