Introduction Slavery
in the United States is often associated with the need southern
cotton plantations had for cheap labor. The North is known for
fighting the war that resulted in emancipation of the slaves.
In fact, the North was largely responsible for importing slaves
and buying the cotton grown in the South to make fabric. View
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Key
Concepts and Vocabulary Concept
of Slavery: What is slavery? According to The Chronicle Project,
“a slave is forced to work through mental or physical threat;
owned or controlled by an ‘employer’, usually through
mental or physical abuse or threatened abuse; dehumanized, treated
as a commodity or bought and sold as ‘property’; physically
constrained or has restrictions placed on his/her freedom of movement.
Background
for for
Classroom Activities Because
the author has included such extensive historical and cultural background
material specific to each activity, the general “background
material for classroom activities” is not included in this
section. Background information is available, however, under each
activity. View
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