November 16, 2009

November 16, 2009 The US government is going to put Khalid Sheikh Mohammed (called the mastermind of 9/11) and 4 others on trial for their roles in the attacks of September 11, 2001. Do you think they can get a fair trial?

Your Essay  Is

due  Look at the blog if you don’t know what I am talking about  I will accept them with a penalty until Friday

News  The

Philadelphia Swimming Club that denied access to children of color has gone bankrupt  More than likely it will open under new management, but no one knows at this time

Homework: List

the obstacles faced by slaves if they ran away Bullet points are fine We will do more with this later

The Stono Rebellion  September A

9, 1739

Sunday  Over 100 slaves involved  20 or more whites killed  No one knows for sure the name of the leader

Stono Rebellion  Jemmy

(or Cato) was the

leader  African Born  Literate  Slaves shouted “Liberty”  Slaves spared whites who treated their slaves well  Some slaves hid their masters

Stono Rebellion  Takes

its name from the Stono River, just south of Charleston, South Carolina, where the slaves met  The local Militia attacked the rebels, killing over 40  The rest were captured later

Stono Rebellion  The

slaves may have merely been seizing an opportunity  A new law was going into effect requiring whites to take their guns to church  Spanish Florida was welcoming to escaped slaves

Negro Act of 1740  Made

it illegal for slaves to move abroad, assemble in groups, raise their own food, earn money, and learn to read English  Owners were permitted to kill rebellious slaves if necessary

Class work:  Imagine

you are a slave that made it to Florida after the Stono Rebellion  The Spanish want to hear your story  Write a poem, letter, story, essay or draw a comic strip