Transcript Chapter 20: African Americans at Mid

Chapter 20: African
Americans at Mid-Century
Mr. Angood
April 21-25
When you come in…
• Grab a textbook
• Pull out your Invention project
Preview 20
Use the Graphic below to answer the “Image Analysis” questions.
Moses
• Listen to the music and follow along with the
lyrics as I play the song.
For homework:
• Quilting square: Grab one on your way out (side
table), using your Reading Notes for help.
Instructions are on the back of the sheet –
DUE WEDNESDAY!
• Start looking over notes and information for a
test on Friday (Chapter 19 and 20)!! I will hand
out a review sheet Wednesday to prepare.
Coming in….
• Pull out your reading notes!
Reading Notes Placard 20A
• Quotation:
– 8
• Fingers feel blistered, Arms hurt from working the
fields, My back is sore. My back feels hot from the
sun. My legs feel tired from the long days in the
fields.
• For Key Ideas:
– Some slaves worked from sun up to sundown
– Some slaves worked in the field, some worked in the
house
– Some slaves were skilled craftspeople
– Slaves began to work at age six.
Placard 20B
• Quotation 1
• They may have felt sad or upset that they had to
live in such poverty
• Four Ideas
– Slaves lived crowded together in crude cabins
– Few slaves went hungry. They ate cornmeal, bacon,
molasses, and food from gardens and hunting
– Slaves wore coarse linen called “Negro Cloth”
– Medical treatment was provided, but it was not very
good
Placard 20C
• Quotation 2
• The slave was beaten over and over. He must have
had a harsh master.
• Four Ideas
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Beating
Whipping
Branding
Keeping slaves as ignorant and dependent as possible
Instilling fear
Placard 20D
• Quotation 7
• Slaves are revolting and killing their masters.
• Four Ideas
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Slaves broke tools
Slaves worked sloppily
Slaves took food from their owners’ kitchens
Slaves acted dumb or sick
Slaves refused orders, ran away, or openly revolted
(example: Nat Turner)
Placard 20E
• Quotation 4
• The mother feels heartbroken about her family breaking
up. The slave trader feels pleased about making more
money. The father feels grief because he is being
separated.
• Four Ideas
– Positive
• Most slaves grew up with a mother and a father
• Tight-knit slave families and communities helped slaves cope
with slavery
– Negative
• Laws did not protect slave families
• Owners could break up families through the sale of one slave
Placard 20F
• Quotation 5
• One man is playing a banjo. A couple is
dancing. Two slaves are wrestling.
• Four Ideas
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Quilting Bees
Corn-husking parties
Singing and Dancing
Telling Tales
Going to Church
Playing Games
Placard 20G
• Quotation 6
• I see a religious ceremony, maybe a funeral. I
hear a man speaking and others saying “Amen”
• Four Ideas
– The word invisible refers to the fact that slaves had
to hide their religious beliefs. Slave masters tried to
use religion to control the slaves. Slaves worked hard
to establish their own, invisible church that
expressed their own experience.
Placard 20H
• Quotation 3
• The sounds of a banjo can be heard. The old
man might have said, “That’s right son. That’s
the way to do it”
• Four Ideas
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Slaves used images such as animals in their quilts
Slave spirituals used African rhythms and harmonies
Slave dances were based on African traditions
Slaves told stories that incorporated African legends
and folktales.
Happy Friday!
• Work on Type 2 Prompt in your ISNs as well as
the crossword puzzle…
• Once you are done, work on putting together
your ISN’s