Free Slaves

Slavery Throughout History

“He who would be no slave, should keep no slave”

Abraham Lincoln, American President who emancipated slaves in 1863.

Part 2

Quick Quiz

Carry out this quiz as a quick energizer.

1. In the world today there are: (a) No slaves (b) 2 million slaves (c) 27 million slaves

2. How many people were taken from Africa during the entire trans-atlantic slave trade? (a) 13 million (b) 30 million (c) 1 million

‘The Print’: a graphic from the late 18th century used by anti-slavery campaigners.

3. Slavery is: (a) Illegal everywhere (b) Legal in some countries Page (c) Legal everywhere

Contents:

Quick Quiz . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 Activity 1: The Four Ages of Slavery . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Activity 2: Slavery – Old and New . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 Activity 3: The Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade . . . . . . . . 6

Activity 5: Women in Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9

1

ANSWERS: 1. (c) — 2. (a) — 3. (a)

Activity 4: Garrison & Clarkson: A Day in the Life . 7

Activity 1: The Four Ages of Slavery

Aim:

To explore how slavery has been a feature of society globally over the centuries.

Materials:

• Copies of the Four Ages of Slavery text boxes (pages 4–5) • Copies of the World Map (below) – one per group • A large classroom world map and ‘Post-it stickers’

Method:

Divide the group into pairs or small groups. Each small group gets several copies of one of the Four Ages of Slavery and a photocopy of the world map. The groups read their text and identify all the place names. They have to find out where these places are (or were) with the help of atlases, encyclopedias and other material (history books, etc.). They mark them in their own maps. Draw people back into a large group. Begin with the ‘Ancient Greek and Roman world’ and ask a volunteer who had this text to come forward and mark out on the larger map one or two of the places named in their text, using a...