1. Nat Turner and Denmark Vesey (pg 41)
2. Imagining the Horrors of Enslavement (pg 42)
HW: African-American Sensory Figure (pg 43) - DOWNLOAD HERE
Today we began by briefly learning about two slave rebellion leaders, Nat Turner and Denmark Vesey. Both these slaves, and many of their followers, were executed for their attempt to conduct a slave revolt that would sweep across the South. Both (particularly Nat Turner's rebellion in 1831) struck fear into the hearts of Southerners, as many Southern whites envisioned their own slaves murdering them in their beds as they slept.
We next went back in time to examine the horrors of enslavement. We read from, and saw brief video clips from, Alex Haley's "Roots." We learned the story of Kunta Kinte, how he was captured in Africa, put aboard a slave ship, and sold into slavery here in America.
Your homework tonight is to fill in the thoughts and words of the sensory figure. Imagine you are an African slave being brought over to America. What do you see? What do you smell? What are you thinking, feeling, and hearing? The theme of this homework is QUALITY more than quantity, so make sure you carefully consider each response.
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