Creator: Library of Congress | visit site
Grade Range: 6 - 11
This collection of digital sound recordings (in MP3, RealAudio, and wav formats), corresponding transcripts, and photographs provide an authentic experience in the study of slavery in America. Interviews conducted between 1932 and 1975, reveal how former slaves felt about their owners, their families, and their freedom. All recording are taken from the American Folklife Collection of the Library of Congress.
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on the interactive whiteboard during a unit on slavery in the 19th century. Have students explore the site in cooperative learning groups, with the intentions of presenting a summary of the information they’ve seen. Students can present the information from a particularly perspective or as though they’re reteaching it to their peers. Have the groups present with a podcast, using a site such as PodOmatic (<a href="/single.cfm?id=8094">reviewed here</a>).
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Tags
africa, african american, civil war, oral history, slavery, africa, african american, slavery,
Subjects
English, Language Arts, Social Studies, Social Studies, American History,