Chapter 20: African Americans at Mid-Century

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Chapter 20 African Americans at Mid-Century

• Mr. Angood
• April 21-25

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When you come in

• Grab a textbook
• Pull out your Invention project

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Preview 20
Use the Graphic below to answer the Image
Analysis questions.
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Moses

• Listen to the music and follow along with the
  lyrics as I play the song.

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For homework

• Quilting square Grab one on your way out (side
  table), using your Reading Notes for help.
  Instructions are on the back of the sheet DUE
  WEDNESDAY!
• Start looking over notes and information for a
  test on Friday (Chapter 19 and 20)!! I will hand
  out a review sheet Wednesday to prepare.

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Coming in.

• Pull out your reading notes!

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Reading Notes Placard 20A

• Quotation
• 8
• Fingers feel blistered, Arms hurt from working
  the fields, My back is sore. My back feels hot
  from the sun. My legs feel tired from the long
  days in the fields.
• For Key Ideas
• Some slaves worked from sun up to sundown
• Some slaves worked in the field, some worked in
  the house
• Some slaves were skilled craftspeople
• Slaves began to work at age six.

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Placard 20B

• Quotation 1
• They may have felt sad or upset that they had to
  live in such poverty
• Four Ideas
• Slaves lived crowded together in crude cabins
• Few slaves went hungry. They ate cornmeal,
  bacon, molasses, and food from gardens and
  hunting
• Slaves wore coarse linen called Negro Cloth
• Medical treatment was provided, but it was not
  very good

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Placard 20C

• Quotation 2
• The slave was beaten over and over. He must have
  had a harsh master.
• Four Ideas
• Beating
• Whipping
• Branding
• Keeping slaves as ignorant and dependent as
  possible
• Instilling fear

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Placard 20D

• Quotation 7
• Slaves are revolting and killing their masters.
• Four Ideas
• Slaves broke tools
• Slaves worked sloppily
• Slaves took food from their owners kitchens
• Slaves acted dumb or sick
• Slaves refused orders, ran away, or openly
  revolted (example Nat Turner)

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Placard 20E

• Quotation 4
• The mother feels heartbroken about her family
  breaking up. The slave trader feels pleased
  about making more money. The father feels grief
  because he is being separated.
• Four Ideas
• Positive
• Most slaves grew up with a mother and a father
• Tight-knit slave families and communities helped
  slaves cope with slavery
• Negative
• Laws did not protect slave families
• Owners could break up families through the sale
  of one slave

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Placard 20F

• Quotation 5
• One man is playing a banjo. A couple is dancing.
  Two slaves are wrestling.
• Four Ideas
• Quilting Bees
• Corn-husking parties
• Singing and Dancing
• Telling Tales
• Going to Church
• Playing Games

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Placard 20G

• Quotation 6
• I see a religious ceremony, maybe a funeral. I
  hear a man speaking and others saying Amen
• Four Ideas
• The word invisible refers to the fact that slaves
  had to hide their religious beliefs. Slave
  masters tried to use religion to control the
  slaves. Slaves worked hard to establish their
  own, invisible church that expressed their own
  experience.

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Placard 20H

• Quotation 3
• The sounds of a banjo can be heard. The old man
  might have said, Thats right son. Thats the
  way to do it
• Four Ideas
• Slaves used images such as animals in their
  quilts
• Slave spirituals used African rhythms and
  harmonies
• Slave dances were based on African traditions
• Slaves told stories that incorporated African
  legends and folktales.

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Happy Friday!

• Work on Type 2 Prompt in your ISNs as well as the
  crossword puzzle
• Once you are done, work on putting together your
  ISNs