New York Times resources for the teaching of slavery and related topics
Discussion of the controversy of the 1619 Project
Article in The Atlantic
State by State list of African American history and culture museums with lots of resources
Database of slave trade ships, includes maps, essays, and a very powerful time-lapse of ships crossing the Atlantic.
Africans in America Documentary
Companion resources, including resources related to Transatlantic Slave Trade
The Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery Resistance, and Abolition
Lots of great resources for teachers plus PD opportunities
Mansa Musa Lesson Plan with materials, primary sources, and PP slides
From the Stanford History Education Group
Middle Passage Lesson Plan and Second Middle Passage Lesson Plan
From the Stanford History Education Group
Preparing Students For Difficult Conversations
A Facing History lesson plan designed to provide a foundation for students to engage in difficult or hard to talk about conversations. This lesson provides a model for how to facilitate civil conversations rather than debates by having students discuss racial justice protests and unrest in Ferguson, Missouri.
Creating a Safe Space for Students in the Classroom
An online resource for helping teachers determine how to create a classroom environment that is physically, psychologically, and emotionally safe for all students. Topics discussed include microaggressions, racism, decolonization of education, and the importance of safe spaces for student learning. From University College London
Virtual Tour at the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History
Lots of Resources from PBS on Europeans in Africa, the Slave Trade, and more
Western Africa Chronology of Art/History
From the Metropolitan Museum of Art
“A Hidden History: West African Empires Before the Atlantic Slave Trade”
Lessons plan from the Houston Teachers Institute
“Kingdoms of Ancient and Medieval Africa”
Lesson Plans from Boston University
From the Virginia Department of Education
Race: The Power of an Illusion
From PBS – readings, resources, film
“Samuel Jackson Traces the History of the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade” New York Times Article
Discusses Jackson’s work in the docuseries “Enslaved.”
