October 13, 2009

October 13, 2009 Some of the forts that slaves departed from have been restored. There was a debate over this – should these places be rebuilt as they were, or kept as they are? What way best honors the people who suffered here?

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How do we memorialize the victims of the middle passage? Complete this sentence: “The best way to memorialize the victims of the middle passage is…”

Slave “factories” 

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Forts built by the Europeans (often the Portuguese) on the coast of Africa Slave ships often went here and not to a riverbank as depicted in Roots

Goree Island

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Off the coast of Dakar, Senegal Near where Roots was set Built by the Portuguese Now a tourist attraction

Ghanaian Slave Castle

Elmina Castle

Door of no return

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Write a poem about the “Door of no return” OR: Some historians claim that few slaves actually went through these doors – does it matter? Are they still important? Argue yes or no and support your answer

Class work