SLAVERY PROJECT
Visit these links to learn about Slavery in Our History and Slavery Today then choose
one of the projects to complete.
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Click on Slave Ports Map to see the location of the ports and which countries
controlled them.
Click on Transatlantic Slave Trade Map to see the routes and locations where
slaves were taken.
Slavery and the Ports in Africa
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Breaking the Silence: Learning about the Transatlantic Slave Trade at:
http://www.antislavery.org/breakingthesilence
French in West Africa site at:
http://www.sas.upenn.edu/African_Studies/K-12/French_16178.html
Elmina and Cape Coast site at:
http://www.theviproom.com/visions/slave.htm
The Collection of Slaves site at:
http://www.umich.edu/~ece/student_projects/slavery2/collection.html
The National Archives: Africa and the Caribbean at:
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/pathways/blackhistory/africa_caribbea
n/africa_trade.htm
Other Slavery Links
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http://www.africanhistory.about.com
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia
http://www.historyonthenet.com
Slavery Today Links
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http://www.notforsalecampaign.org/Default.aspx
http://www.iabolish.org/slavery_today/index.html (Slavery in Sudan)
http://www.freedomcenter.org/slavery-today/
http://www.freetheslaves.net/Page.aspx?pid=183
After researching the various links choose ONE of the projects below to complete.
ALL PROJECTS include a short presentation to the class.
1. Scrapbook:
Make a 4 page scrapbook of your chosen topic:
TOPICS
 An African country
 A slave port
 Food/culture of an African country or area
 Natural resources found in Africa
Scrapbook MUST include:
 Cover page
 Pictures with captions
 Information about one of the topics above
 Bibliography of resources used
2. Poster:
Create a poster about one of the major types of slavery that is still happening today.
Include information and pictures about:
 where this is occurring,
 the people that are being kept as slaves
 the people that are controlling the slaves
 what is being done to end this slavery
 Bibliography of resources used
3. Diorama of Africa:
Create a diorama of an area of Africa
 include animals, plants and important scenery of your African location
 Include a one page written description of the area of Africa that you chose
 Bibliography of resources used
4. Two Journal Entries:
Two journal entries, EACH two pages long TYPED and double spaced (4 pages total)
 describe what is was like to be a slave being shipped from one of the ports in
Africa to a foreign land using information from the sites above
 describe what it is like being a slave today using information from the sites above
 Cover page AND bibliography of resources used
5. Brochure:
Pretend that you work for a charity foundation and create a brochure about one type of
slavery that is still going on today and how people can work together to try and put an
end to it.
 Brochure can be made using Microsoft Publisher or by hand but must have all
written text typed.
 Must include at least two pictures
 Must give details about the slavery and what efforts are being made to end it
 Bibliography of resources used