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Starting in West Africa in the 1500s, students challenge their preconceptions about Africa as they uncover the diverse cultures, communities, and histories about the continent.
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Students build a comprehensive understanding of the origins and current effects of incarceration on contemporary art-making through collaborative projects, writing prompts, and a gallery exhibition.
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Students create artistic memorials honoring enslaved Africans after exploring the origins and development of the Atlantic Slave War, forms of control used by enslavers, and forms of Black resistance.
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This mini-unit reveals hidden histories of the systematically excluded by exploring the geography of West Africa and creating masks in the spirit and essence of West Africa.
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Students apply analysis of The 1619 Project texts and podcasts, Born on the Water, and their own research to complete a project that demonstrates their learning.
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Students explore personal connections to national and local histories, gain an understanding of connections between oppressive systems in the past and present, and create original artistic works.
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Students examine the origins of slavery and its effect on mass incarceration and convict leasing through engagement with multiple news stories and primary source documents.
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In this unit, students will evaluate key claims made in essays from The 1619 Project as well as writing that criticizes the project in order to write a research paper explaining the impact of slavery.
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Students explore the influence of Black Americans on national identity and culture by examining the roots of American music and engaging in a Socratic seminar.
