Academic Vocabulary
This term refers to the three-legged trade route that connected Europe, Africa, and the Americas.
Triangular Trade
The main character in the film is a wealthy woman who misses her train in this busy New York City location.
Grand Central Station
True or False: The Brown eyed audience was given rewards and privileges
True
Approx how many Africans were enslaved
Over 12 million
This horrific sea journey brought enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas in brutal conditions.
The Middle Passage
The woman assumes the man eating the salad is homeless or stealing from her because of his ______
Race
Elliott created the exercise the day after this famous historical figure was assassinated in 1968.
Martin Lurther King Jr
What ocean were enslaved Africans forced to cross to reach the Americas?
Atlantic
Enslaved people were often forced to work on large farms called "plantations" that primarily grew this fluffy crop in the American South.
Cotton
When the woman realizes she doesn't have a fork, the man in the booth does this kind action.
What is shares his salad
In the experiment, students who were in the "inferior" group had to wear these around their necks so they could be identified from a distance.
Collars
While many enslaved people were brought to North America, the majority were actually taken to which two regions?
Caribbean and South America
This is the unfair treatment of people based on characteristics such as race, gender, or age.
Discrimination
In the Oprah show, Jane Elliot said humans created racism
True
Approximately how long did the Transatlantic Slave Trade last?
Over 300 years
This word describes a fixed, oversimplified image or idea of a particular type of person or thing (e.g., "All teenagers are messy").
Stereotype
What was the name of the section of the ship where enslaved people were held during the voyage?
Hold or below deck