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Why is it important for high school students to learn about the history of slavery in the United States?

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Tony Perry

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March 16, 2018

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