Slavery (Very Beginning Lecture)
Who were the "Mulattos" and where were they placed on the plantation?
"Lightskinned" slaves; worked on inside as house slaves
Which side was against slavery during the Civil War? North or South?
North - AGAINST slavery
South - FOR Slavery
Name three main characters
- David , Lillian, Gem, Jameson Sweet, Annie, Nella & Nikki, Mr. and Mrs. Cainfield, Adrian Snyder
What is Sankofa doing on the island in the first place?
She is modeling with a white photographer; unaware of the deep ancestral roots that took place on the island.
Name three ways Africans would resist slavery.
- Injurying themsleves
- Jumping off the boat
- Suicide
- Running away
-Fire / burning plantation
What was the main objective of the US Revolution? Who helped out in the US revolution?
Where does Gem travel to and spend much of her time at in the book?
Paris
What is the symbol used throughout the movie; the meaning of Sankofa?
What are some example "Jim Crow Laws"?
- No equal health care
-No equal Housing
- No equal Lunch counters; diners
What is a "Creole"?
Name the 3 Systems of Oppression
1) Colonialism , 2) Slavery , 3) White supremacy
What brings David back to Harlem?
The news that his sister, Lillian, has killed herself. How?? She "Sliced" both of her wrists.
Breifly explain the following characters; -Nunu, - Noble Ali, - Shango, - Joe
*Explain answer outloud*
What does the FEPC stand for?
Fair employment practices commission"
What were the three "Regime of Control" features Slave Owners would use to maintain power on the plantation?
- Internal Division
- Social Control
- Systematic and Systematic Violence
What is going on in France at this time?
- France is in a financial crisis; BROKE ASF!
- Age of enlightenment
- Political Ideaology matches US
What is David's big secret and who reveals it? Why is it haunting him (what did he experience), and when does he finally reveal it?
He "passed" as a white man in the south; he witnessed a man be burned alive for being black; he feels like the incident happened because of him; he was forced to say it in court.
What plantation is Sankofa stuck on?
Lafayette Plantation in the south.
Who was Asa Phillip Randolph?
Negotiated with Roosevelt; stops march on Washington (for the moment) to be able to have black people get equal working rights.
Name three incentives and three disincentives slave owners would use to control their slaves.
Incentives; -Food, -Day off, -Premission to marry, premission to visit spouse, promise freedom
Discentives - Violence, separation, punishment, whipping / beating
*Explain outloud*
Murders; Gem, Sweet, Annie
Ghana; Cape Cod Castle
What effect did the US Revolution have on Slavery?
- Damaged the institution of slavery
- Abolition of slavery in the North
-*Revolution actually had NOTHING to do with Slavery