Slave Voyages
From: Slavevoyages.org
Grade Level: MS, HS, College
Remote Ready: With Modifications
Time: Depends upon which lesson(s) you choose
Length of Reading: Paragraphs
Link: slavevoyages.org
Slavevoyages.org has amazing resources, including databases on the Trans-Atlantic and Intra-America slave trades, maps, images, and lesson plans.
Watch the Slave Ship in 3D Video, a 4 1/2 minute film, which shows a digital recreation of a slave ship voyage.
Then either:
Try Researching the Transatlantic Slave Trade, a database scavenger hunt from slavevoyages.org. It acquaints your students both with the slave trade and database searching skills.
OR
Check out Slave Voyages Lesson Plans. Each lesson plan has an abstract you can read before downloading it.
OR
Check out these slave trade maps on slavevoyages.org and have students answer these questions from Cheryll Cody, featured on the AHA website.
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Grade Level:
MS, HS, College: This lesson is meant for middle school, high school, and college students
This Activity Involves:
Primary Source: This activity utilizes primary sources.
Movie: This activity involves a clip, film, or documentary.
Map Activity: This activity asks students to examine map(s) (interactive or standard).
Image: Unknown, Slave Barracoon, Sierra Leone, 1840s, Drawing, Slavevoyages.org, 5/23/25, https://www.slavevoyages.org/resources/images/category/Places/34/detail.
