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This indicator was developed to encourage inquiry into the impact of the Transatlantic slave trade on Africa, Europe, and the Americas. This indicator promotes inquiry into the beginning of the Transatlantic slave trade, the ideological, economic, and

Grade(s): 6

Subject(s): Social Studies

Year: 2019

Bra Fie (translates from the Ghanian Language- Akan to “Come Home

Lesson

Grades: 6, 7, 8, 9, 10

Students will explore the history of Blacks in America with an emphasis on why some organizations urge African Americans to journey back to their roots.

Gullah Roots: Return to Bunce Island | Carolina Stories

Episode 2

Video

Grades: 6 7 9 10 11 12

From 1617 to the abolishment of the English slave trade in 1807, Bunce Island was the last glimpse of home for tens of thousands of enslaved Africans. Today, only ruins remain, as a testament to the...