Series: Conversations about Legacies of Slavery

The lesson plans in this series guide students and other interested learners through conversations about the history and injustices of slavery in the U.S. Lessons were written by Talia Brenner and edited by Katie McCarthy, NCPE interns with the Cultural Resources Office of Interpretation and Education. All lesson plans are designed to fit into about an hour.

• Article 1: (H)our History Lesson: The Shields-Ethridge Farm, Two families, Two fates

  

  Trace two families’ experiences at the Shields-Ethridge Farm, learn how these experiences relate to other events in U.S. history, and consider ways of making amends. Read more

• Article 2: (H)our History Lesson: Reconciliation at Gettysburg

  

  Learn about the history of Civil War reconciliation and the debates about it through two specific reconciliation-themed remembrances at Gettysburg: the Gregg Cavalry Shaft monument and the 1913 Gettysburg reunion. Read more

• Article 3: (H)our History Lesson: American Life & Labor at Chicora Wood

  

  Chicora Wood was a rice plantation in Georgetown County, South Carolina, owned by the European American Allston family. The 631 enslaved people worked in every aspect of plantation life at Chicora Wood, enriching the Allston family through their forces labor. In this article you’ll learn about some of their stories and find activities and discussion questions. Read more

• Article 4: (H)our History Lesson: Betrayal at Fort Pickens

  

  Learn about William H. Chase’s investments and priorities that would lead him to betray the United States and fight for the preservation of slavery. Read more