A collaborative education project, Mapping the American Slave Trade, will bring students from the Richmond and New Orleans areas together to learn about the interstate slave trade in America from many different perspectives. Students will receive a set of primary sources from the Library of Virginia (LVA) and The Historic New Orleans Collection (THNOC) and work together using a digital platform. Three to four high school teachers and their classes from high schools in both areas will collaborate on the project during the spring 2015 semester. Classes from Richmond will be paired with partner classes from New Orleans, and the students will research and write context for primary source documents that highlight the interstate slave trade. The classes will showcase their work on an interactive online map.
The program coincides with LVA’s ongoing exhibit, To Be Sold: Virginia and the American Slave Trade.
See flyer for details on participation and information on application requirements and procedures. (Note: although the flyer targets “Richmond-area” teachers, that geographic area is broadly interpreted. So if you are interested and not teaching in Richmond and surrounding jurisdictions, give it a try.)
Applications are due by December 31, 2014.
Participants will be selected/announced by January 15, 2015.
Teachers and representatives from LVA and THNOC will participate by video chat in a planning conference on January 23, 2015.
Classroom work will begin in mid-February 2015.
If you have questions, please contact Adrienne Robertson, Education and Programs Coordinator, Library of Virginia, (804) 692-3001.
