History at key stage 3 (Year 9)

Unit 15: Black peoples of America from slavery to equality?

Prior learning

It is helpful if pupils have:

awareness of the diversity of cultures and beliefs around the world and the reasons for European expansion into areas such as Africa
carried out historical investigations
used and analysed a wide range of sources including contemporary source material

Sections in this unit

This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by moving through the sections or print/download the whole unit.


	1. What does it mean to be free? What does it mean to be a slave?
	2. African roots: where did most Black Americans originate?
	3. Slavery in Africa: a Portuguese turning point?
	4. Sold into slavery: what was the reality of the Atlantic slave trade?
	5. Freedom: how was it achieved?
	6. From emancipation to segregation: how free were black people?
	7. From segregation to civil rights: did the Civil Rights movement bring freedom for black people?