History at key stage 3 (Year 9)

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

Future learning

There are strong links with the role of individuals and their ability to change history in unit 22 'The role of the individual'. Links can also be made to the civil rights movements in Northern Ireland in unit 17 'Divided Ireland', where pupils can also build on their understanding of the reasons for different perspectives and interpretations of events.

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?