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Lesson 1 - JOURNALING WITH SONGS OF FREEDOMSocial Studies · US History · Grades 9–12Lesson plan

What role could music play in the lives of enslaved people? In what ways does the MUSIC OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE communicate the basic facts of bondage? What specific facts and truths can be learned from such music? In what ways do SLAVE NARRATIVES communicate the experience of bondage? Objective Learn the facts of day to day existence under the slavery system, including separation of families, physical punishment, and work routines. Become familiar with slave narratives and the music of enslaved people as PRIMARY SOURCES. Create a series of journal entries that accurately communicate facts of Ameri Duration: 90 Minutes.

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