The Whitney Plantation Museum

What the video about the Whitney Plantation Museum...

Write a blog about the importance of having a museum that focuses on slavery and the point of view of slaves.  What are some important elements you think would be important to include when building a museum about slavery? Do you feel it is important for visitors to "walk in the shoes" of some of these slaves, to understand their experience? Please answer all questions in this prompt.

The Whitney Plantation Museum

Congo Square

As we begin studying the history and influence of Congo Square in more detail, we will need to begin to decide what subtopics we can dive into, in order to learn more about the culture and influence surrounding this meeting place.  Please read the attached link.  Come up with words and topics that we can research further.  List them in your blog entry.

Congo Square

An In Depth Look at Colonial America

Look at the link below.  There are several different articles about Colonial America from people to events.  Pick 3 different articles from 3 different sections.  Write a summary for each (in one blog post). It is highly recommended that you write it ALL in a Word Document before hand so that you do not lose any of your work.

Colonial America