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How do historians use material culture to study slavery?

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Tony Perry

Date Filmed

March 16, 2018

Videos from Tony Perry

Who are you and what do you do?
  • March 16, 2018
Why is it important for high school students to learn about the history of slavery in the United States?
  • March 16, 2018
What was daily life like for enslaved people?
  • March 16, 2018
Why did enslavers withhold provisions from enslaved people?
  • March 16, 2018
What types of work were enslaved people forced to do in the winter months?
  • March 16, 2018
How did enslaved people adapt to cold weather in the Upper South?
  • March 16, 2018
How did enslaved people resist slavery?
  • March 16, 2018
How did enslaved people build communities?
  • March 16, 2018
How do historians use material culture to learn about the past?
  • March 16, 2018
How do historians use material culture to study slavery?
  • March 16, 2018
What is environmental history?
  • March 16, 2018
How do historians use environmental history to learn about slavery?
  • March 16, 2018
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