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August 24, 2020
Racial Slavery in the Americas: Resistance, Freedom, and Legacies
Jo Fisher
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July 31, 2020
Why is it important for high school students to learn about the history of slavery?
Jo Fisher
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July 31, 2020
What did freedom mean to enslaved people?
Jo Fisher
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July 30, 2020
How did enslaved people create freedom?
Jo Fisher
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July 30, 2020
Who was Henry Box Brown and how did he create his freedom?
Jo Fisher
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July 30, 2020
What is the meaning of freedom?
Jo Fisher
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July 30, 2020
What was the 1850 Fugitive Slave Act?
Jo Fisher
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July 30, 2020
Who were the “contrabands of war” and why were they important?
Jo Fisher
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July 30, 2020
What did the Emancipation Proclamation mean to enslaved people?
Jo Fisher
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July 30, 2020
What does the struggle for black freedom look like today?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
Why is it important for students to learn about slavery?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
What is racial slavery and how is it different from other forms of slavery?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
What is the relationship between racial slavery and anti-black racism?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
What are some common misconceptions about racial slavery?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
Why should we use the term “enslaved people” instead of “slaves”?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
How did European colonialism impact racial slavery in the Americas?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
How did the transatlantic slave trade shape the economy of the modern world?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
What were the differences between slave systems across the Americas?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
What is self-emancipation?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
How did enslaved people resist slavery?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
Who were the maroons?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
How did the Haitian Revolution evolve over time?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
How did the Haitian Revolution change the world?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
How did the Haitian Revolution shape the question of freedom in the modern world?
Jo Fisher
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July 15, 2020
What are the legacies of racial slavery?
Jo Fisher
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July 14, 2020
What are reparations? Why are reparations for slavery controversial?
Jo Fisher
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July 14, 2020
What is justice? What does justice look like for those affected by slavery?
Jo Fisher
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July 14, 2020
How is the history of slavery remembered today?
Jo Fisher
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July 9, 2020
Who are you and what do you do?
Jo Fisher
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July 9, 2020
Why is it important for students to learn about slavery?
Jo Fisher
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July 9, 2020
What is the connection between slavery and capitalism?
Jo Fisher
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July 9, 2020
How did slavery contribute to the economy of the United States and the world?
Jo Fisher
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July 9, 2020
What are the economic legacies of racial slavery?
Jo Fisher
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May 4, 2020
Why is it essential to learn about the history of slavery in the United States?
Jo Fisher
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May 4, 2020
What was the “Cotton Kingdom”?
Jo Fisher
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May 4, 2020
Why is the Mississippi Valley so important in the years before the Civil War?
Jo Fisher
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May 4, 2020
What kind of slave empire did the South hope to create?
Jo Fisher
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May 4, 2020
Why did some Southerners want to reopen the Atlantic slave trade?
Jo Fisher
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May 4, 2020
What were the daily hardships faced by enslaved people in the Mississippi Valley?
Jo Fisher
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May 4, 2020
How did enslaved people resist slavery?
Jo Fisher
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April 17, 2020
What role does slavery play in the history of the United States?
Jo Fisher
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April 17, 2020
What is the importance of the abolition movement?
Jo Fisher
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April 17, 2020
How did the Haitian Revolution inspire black abolitionists in the United States?
Jo Fisher
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April 17, 2020
What kind of freedom did enslaved people seek?
Jo Fisher
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April 17, 2020
How did the black abolition movement evolve from the 1830s to 1860s?
Jo Fisher
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April 16, 2020
How did the Fugitive Slave Law change abolitionists’ attitudes about nonviolence?
Jo Fisher
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April 16, 2020
Why is it important to focus on black leadership in the abolition movement?
Jo Fisher
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April 16, 2020
How were black women essential to the abolition movement?
Jo Fisher
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April 16, 2020
Why did abolitionists face a violent white backlash?
Jo Fisher
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April 16, 2020
Why was the Civil War necessary to end slavery?
Jo Fisher
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October 29, 2019
Who are you and what do you do?
Jo Fisher
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October 29, 2019
Why is it important to commemorate the history of slavery in the United States?
Jo Fisher
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September 22, 2017
How did enslaved people in Brazil resist slavery?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How did some enslaved people try to buy their freedom?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How did the transatlantic slave trade shape Brazilian history?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
Why should high school students learn about slavery in Brazil?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
Who are you and what do you do?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
Why is the impeachment of Dilma Rousseff an important moment in Brazil’s history?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
What are the legacies of slavery in Brazil?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
Who was Luís Gama and why was he important?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
What were quilombos?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How can historians use gravestones as primary sources?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How do scholars get information about early Africans in Rhode Island?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
What was unique about enslaved people’s lives in New England?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
Where did enslaved people come from in Africa?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How was Newport, Rhode Island involved in the slave trade?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
What percentage of Newport’s populations was African?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How did religion influence early Africans in New England?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
The Lives of Four African Artisans in Newport, Rhode Island
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How did religion influence abolitionists in New England?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
What is a “day name”?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
What was life like for free blacks in New England?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
What was gradual emancipation?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
What role did Quakers play in the abolitionist movement?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
Interpreting an advertisement for a runaway slave
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
Why is it important to study this period of history?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How did this forgotten history contribute to whites’ views and treatment of blacks?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How did slavery influence Cuban society?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
Why did Africans participate in the slave trade?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How did the slave trade affect communities in Africa?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How were New Englanders involved in the slave trade?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
What countries were involved in the triangle trade?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How many Africans were transported across the Atlantic during the slave trade?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
What was the triangle trade?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How has the telling of this part of American history changed over time?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How do scholars get information about slave trading voyages?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
What was the mortality rate on slave ships?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
What was the journey from Africa to the Americas like for captives?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How did the slave ship Sally acquire slaves?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How did slave traders acquire captives?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
Did African slave traders enslave their own people?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How did slavery change after U.S. independence from Britain?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
Why did colonists in the British North American colonies support the institution of slavery?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
Who are you and what do you do?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
What is the difference between history and memory?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
What was the role of enslaved people in the American Revolution?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How have the legacies of slavery affected the history of the United States?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How did enslaved people challenge the institution of slavery?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
Why should high school students learn about the experiences of black people in colonial and early America?
Jake Camara
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September 22, 2017
How does the painting, “The Redemption of Ham”, by Modesto Brocos illustrate ideas of whitening?
Jake Camara
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