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History at key stage 3    (Year 9)

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

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Out-of-school learning

Pupils could visit the African Gallery at the Horniman Museum, London, or the Museum of Slavery, Liverpool. The African galleries at the British Museum will open in late 2000.


Sections in this unit

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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?