We started our study of Forced Immigration by considering different kinds of involuntary servitude. For example, I showed you the picture book Molly Bannaky by Alice McGill and illustrated by Chris K. Soentpiet and we talked about the difference between slavery and indentured servitude. How one was for life while the other was not.
Then earlier this week I read to you The Village that Vanished by Ann Grifalconi with illustrations by Kadir Nelson. We admired the resourcefulness of the villagers and discussed the complicated dynamics that caused Africans to take other Africans in slavery as in this story.
Yesterday I told you about Olaudah Equiano who was around ten years old when he was kidnapped and sold into slavery. After many years and experiences (good, bad, and horrible), he was able to buy his freedom and eventually wrote his autobiography to let others know about the horrors of slavery. I next showed you and read aloud parts of The Kidnapped Prince, an adaptation of Olaudah’s autobigraphy for children by Ann Cameron.
I followed this up by showing you a multimedia presentation of Olaudah’s description of life in Africa which consisted of images from my own time in Africa, other relevant images, maps, sound, and much more. I will put this into your house account to explore independently during lab and at home.
Next up — a study of Sarah Margru Kinson, one of four children on the Amistad.
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