CRDP-LR : Le français dans tous ses états, n°38 La démarche est pourtant lente et prudente : Montesquieu reste extrêmement timoré ; Voltaire lui-même ne prend pas position sur le fond ; il faut attendre Rousseau, dans le Contrat social, l’Encyclopédie (article " traite ") et surtout Condorcet (Réflexions sur l’esclavage des nègres), pour qu’une dénonciation formelle et théoriquement argumentée apparaisse. Enfin, l’évolution de la sensibilité collective au XVIIIe siècle favorise la remise en cause du système : les témoignages de voyageurs sur le traitement infligé aux esclaves émeuvent un public européen cultivé de plus en plus épris de " sensible " ; le goût de l’exotisme, le mythe du " bon sauvage " (voir Rousseau, Bernardin de Saint-Pierre) entraînent une révision de l’image du Noir, qui devient positive, donnant lieu à une série d’œuvres littéraires célébrant les esclaves (Zimeo de Saint-Lambert dont le héros est chef de " nègres marrons " ; L’Esclavage des nègres ou l’Heureux Naufrage d’Olympe de Gouges, joué en 1781).
7 Useful YouTube Channels for History Teachers One of my favorite things about Netflix streaming is that I can watch some great history documentaries on my laptop or tablet. As much as I enjoy a good documentary I also know that not everyone does. I also know that many students get bored by documentaries very quickly. On the other hand, short video clips can be helpful to help teachers illustrate a point or present a point in a different manner. If you're a history teacher, particularly a U.S. Hip Hughes History is a channel that Greg Kulowiec shared on Twitter a couple of weeks ago. Dizzo95 is the first YouTube channel that came to mind when I started to build this list. The U.S. The New York Historical Society has a YouTube channel that at first you might not think has anything of relevance to teachers and students outside of New York, but on further investigation you will find content like this playlist of videos about Frederick Douglass. World History & Other Stuff contains just what the title implies.
Sojourner Truth Biography Sojourner Truth is best known for her extemporaneous speech on racial inequalities, "Ain't I a Woman?" delivered at the Ohio Women's Rights Convention in 1851. Synopsis Born in New York circa 1797, Sojourner Truth was the self-given name, from 1843 onward, of Isabella Baumfree, an African-American abolitionist and women's rights activist. Born Into Slavery Born Isabella Baumfree circa 1797, Sojourner Truth was one of as many as 12 children born to James and Elizabeth Baumfree in the town of Swartekill, in Ulster County, New York. After the colonel's death, ownership of the Baumfrees passed to his son, Charles. Becoming a Wife and Mother Around 1815, Truth fell in love with a slave named Robert from a neighboring farm. Early Years of Freedom The state of New York, which had begun to negotiate the abolition of slavery in 1799, emancipated all slaves on July 4, 1827. Sojourner Truth's early years of freedom were marked by several strange hardships. Fighting for Abolition and Women's Rights
Presentations and Activities - For Teachers Presentations look across the American Memory collections to investigate curricular themes. They include historical background, helping to tell the story behind the theme. American Memory TimelineA comprehensive look at America's history, through primary sources... a teacher's wish, come true! TeachersStudents (Gr. 8- 12) The Branding of AmericaWhat are "brand name" products? ElectionsHow have elections changed over time? TeachersStudents (Gr. 5- 12) Fill up the CanvasWhat was the historical significance of the Lewis and Clark expedition? TeachersStudents (Gr. 4-12) From Fantasy to FlightUse these Resources from the Library of Congress documenting the history of flight the dreams, fantasies, experimentation and inventions that came before and after the historic achievement of the Wright brothers. TeachersStudents (Gr. 5-12) The Great American PotluckWhat can we learn about a nation from its food? TeachersStudents (Gr. 4- 12) TeachersStudents (Gr. 6-12) TeachersStudents of all ages
Sojourner Truth Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Sojourner Truth Biographie[modifier | modifier le code] Née dans l'ancienne colonie hollandaise du comté d'Ulster, au sein d'une famille de 13 enfants, elle ne parlait que le néerlandais lorsqu'elle fut vendue à l'âge de 11 ans. De par sa condition d'esclave, elle fut unie contre son gré à Thomas Jeffery Harvey, un esclave plus âgé. En 1827, elle s'enfuit de la ferme de John Dumont, son troisième maître, pour trouver refuge au Canada avec Sophie, la plus jeune de ses filles, alors enfant en bas âge, et cela un an avant l'abolition de l'esclavage dans l'État de New York (1828). En 1857, Truth se déplaça dans le Michigan, où elle continua à défendre sa cause. Après la guerre civile, Sojourner Truth s'attacha à faciliter la recherche d'emplois des réfugiés noirs. En 1997, le robot de la mission sonde spatiale de la NASA Mars Pathfinder fut baptisé "Sojourner", en la mémoire de l'abolitionniste Sojourner Truth. Hommage[modifier | modifier le code]
Lists of Images on Popular Topics (Prints and Photographs Reading Room, Library of Congress) Architecture | History and Events | People (portrait lists) | Related Resources Prints & Photographs Division staff have selected sets of images on frequently requested topics, focusing on images for which there are no known restrictions. Architecture History and Events People (portrait lists) Related Resources Several Library of Congress American Memory sites also offer selected images on particular themes: Olaudah Equiano If it weren’t for “The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano”, or “The Gustavus Vassa”, the world may not have known about Equiano from a closer perspective. Both these books were written by the author/poet himself, where he talks about his early life and coming of age experience. Olaudah Equiano was somewhere around 1745 (the exact date is unknown and mostly misrepresented in most of the biographies), in “Eboe” – Guinea. In different areas of modern Nigeria, “Eboe” is known as Igbo or Ibo. At the age of 11, young Equiano was playing in the local vicinity of his tribe, when out of nowhere; a group of hooligans kidnapped him and his sister. Olaudah Equiano’s biography is present in different forms. Based on the biographical records of Olaudah Equiano, late authors have written that Equiano’s origins maybe didn’t have a sense of legitimacy. The Summer of 1754: Of all the years that Equiano lived, the Summer of 1754 was somewhat different.
Google Labs News Timeline News Timeline [googlelabs.com] is a new Google Labs feature, which organizes news stories and other information by date. It allows users to view news and other data sources on a browsable, graphical timeline. The Google engineer who built it, Andy Hertzfeld, says he was inspired by Google Maps, but instead of letting people navigate through space, he wanted to let them navigate through time. The depth and richness of the available datasets is impressive: news, magazines, blogs, TV shows, music, video games,... As this news will distract you from your work anyway, you can also check out the recent Google Labs Similar Images page, which lets you refine image searches by visual similarity. Via TechCrunch.
Olaudah Equiano Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Olaudah Equiano, né vers 1745 à Isseke au Biafra dans l'actuel Nigeria et décédé dans le Cambridgeshire le 31 mars 1797, plus connu en son temps sous le nom de Gustavus Vassa[1], fut un esclave, affranchi, marin et écrivain britannique calviniste[1] d'origine africaine, qui vécut principalement dans les colonies britanniques d'Amérique et au Royaume-Uni. Biographie[modifier | modifier le code] Page de garde de The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa the African, written by himself (1789). Il devint une figure influente de l'abolition de l'esclavage et accompagna l'installation des premiers anciens esclaves noirs jusqu'à Freetown au Sierra Leone[3]. Notes et références[modifier | modifier le code] ↑ a, b, c, d et e Nelly Schmidt, L'abolition de l'esclavage : cinq siècles de combats XVIe-XXe siècle, Fayard, Paris, 2005, p. 137↑ Les origines d'Olaudah Equiano sont controversées. Sons of Africa
Esclaves en Amérique | Récits autobiographiques d'anciens esclaves 1760-1865 Frederick Douglass - Black History An abolitionist, writer and orator Frederick Douglass was the most important black American leader of the nineteenth century. Born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey on Maryland’s Eastern Shore, he was the son of a slave woman and, probably, her white master. Upon his escape from slavery at age twenty, he adopted the name of the hero of Sir Walter Scott’s The Lady of the Lake. Douglass’s life as a reformer ranged from his abolitionist activities in the early 1840s to his attacks on Jim Crow and lynching in the 1890s. Rhetorically, Douglass was a master of irony, as illustrated by his famous Fourth of July speech in 1852: “This Fourth of July is yours, not mine. Douglass welcomed the Civil War in 1861 as a moral crusade against slavery. Brilliant, heroic, and complex, Douglass became a symbol of his age and a unique voice for humanism and social justice. The Reader’s Companion to American History. The groundbreaking series reimagined.
Frederick Douglass Biography Famed 19th-century author and orator Frederick Douglass was an eminent human rights leader in the anti-slavery movement and the first African-American citizen to hold a high U.S. government rank. Synopsis Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass was born into slavery sometime around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of causes, including women’s rights and Irish home rule. Among Douglass’s writings are several autobiographies eloquently describing his experiences in slavery and his life after the Civil War, including the well-known work Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Life in Slavery Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland, around 1818. Frederick Douglass was eventually sent to the Baltimore home of Hugh Auld. Freedom and Abolitionism Douglass tried to escape from slavery twice before he succeeded.
Frederick Douglass Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass vers 1879. Surnommé « Le sage d'Anacostia » ou « Le lion d'Anacostia », il fut candidat (malgré lui) à la vice-présidence des États-Unis aux côtés de Victoria Woodhull, la première femme à se présenter pour le poste de président des États-Unis, pour le Parti de l'égalité des droits (Equal Rights Party). Il affirma tout au long de sa vie sa ferme croyance en l'égalité de tous, noirs, femmes, indigènes ou immigrés récents. Son adage favori affirmait : « Je m'unirais avec n'importe qui pour faire le bien et avec personne pour faire le mal ». La vie d'esclave[modifier | modifier le code] Il a été esclave pendant 20 ans avant de s’échapper. Une enfance dans les plantations[modifier | modifier le code] Il passe ses premières années avec sa grand-mère en périphérie de la plantation principale. L'apprentissage de la lecture[modifier | modifier le code] Un professeur improvisé[modifier | modifier le code]