Frederick Douglass

Harriet Tubman

Slavery Story Quilts

We recently learned that slaves in the early 1800's used story quilts to pass on information to future generations. In order to show our knowledge of the conditions slaves lived under, and the things they did to cope with those conditions, we made our own "story quilts". The quilt squares convey information about such topics as; working conditions of slaves, living conditions of slaves, how slaves were controlled, how they resisted slavery, slave families and communities, slave churches, leisure time activities, and African American culture.

Into the West - World on Fire

This music video for the song "World on Fire" was used as a trailer for the Into the West mini-series. For extra credit, comment on this post explaining some of the ways that the film reflects the experiences of those who went west in the mid 1800's.