lesson:
The Banjo, Slavery, and the Abolition Debate
Grades: AP/Honors/101
Subjects: Social Studies/History
Activities: Charts and Graphs, Document-Based Questions, Textual Analysis, Visual Analysis
Topics: Black History, Geography, Labor History, Pre-20th Century History
What is the relationship between the banjo and slavery, and how did music making by enslaved people influence the abolition debate during the 18th and early 19th century?