Session Number
D-1
Grade Level
Grade Level: 11-12
Start Date
1-3-2013 2:20 PM
End Date
1-3-2013 3:20 PM
Description
African Muslims played central roles in the largest forced migration in human history; the transatlantic slave trade. This presentation employs primary sources from the online collection of the National Humanities Center and from the Transatlantic Slave Trade Database (Emory University). Participants will engage in close reading of two memoirs of Muslim slaves, as well as three newspaper articles written in 1828. In addition, participants will receive geography exercises. A Powerpoint and a full list of helpful resources are included.
Included in
African History Commons, African Languages and Societies Commons, Curriculum and Instruction Commons, Educational Methods Commons, Secondary Education and Teaching Commons
Session D-1: African Muslims and the Transatlantic Slave Trade
African Muslims played central roles in the largest forced migration in human history; the transatlantic slave trade. This presentation employs primary sources from the online collection of the National Humanities Center and from the Transatlantic Slave Trade Database (Emory University). Participants will engage in close reading of two memoirs of Muslim slaves, as well as three newspaper articles written in 1828. In addition, participants will receive geography exercises. A Powerpoint and a full list of helpful resources are included.