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Ibram X. Kendi | Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, Key Concept 1

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Annette Gordon-Reed | Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, Key Concept 3

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Daina Ramey Berry | Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, Key Concept 4

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Tera Hunter | Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, Key Concept 5

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Edward L. Ayers | Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, Key Concept 6

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Christy Coleman | Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, Key Concept 7

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Martha Jones | Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, Key Concept 8

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Ibram X. Kendi | Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, Key Concept 9

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Annette Gordon-Reed | Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, Key Concept 10

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Adam Rothman | Teaching Hard History: American Slavery, Key Concept 2

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One key takeaway from the video was...

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"It is tough thing to see people's lives through the eyes of the people who are holding them in bondage."

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"It is tough thing to see people's lives through the eyes of the people who are holding them in bondage."

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We have to look around and see the kinds of ways in which it can be corroborated. 

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We have to look around and see the kinds of ways in which it can be corroborated. 

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Written documents are superior but this might not always be true so we have to do investigate further.  

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Written documents are superior but this might not always be true so we have to do investigate further.  

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We shouldn't be afraid to identify with enslaved people. 

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We shouldn't be afraid to identify with enslaved people. 

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Enslaved people of all ages were seen as monetary values to settle debts, cover mortgages, and to serve as deeds for gifts. Some became enslaved from the moment they were born. Young girls, in particular, between the ages of 18-24 who gave birth, had a higher value because their enslavers gained an extra laborer from the offspring without having to purchase them.

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Slavery didn’t just exist in the South, it was deeply connected to the entire U.S. economy. The North benefited from it too, through industries like banking, shipping, and manufacturing. She emphasizes that slavery wasn’t just about forced labor, it shaped laws, politics, and everyday life in America. Understanding this helps us see how racism didn’t just disappear after slavery ended, it continued in different ways.

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The cotton plantations were usually picked by women and children, this rise of cotton picking helped the economy in a great way. It helped develop the colonies and helped industrially. The industrial revolution was also possible because of slavery and cotton picking. The video DOES NOT go into any detail about how cruel and wrong slave labor was, they only discuss the pros.

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Slavery was a business. You see the stories of the slaves and Jefferson  thinks he is being a good guy but he is not. He thought he was doing “good things” for his people. It is tough to see people's lives through a paper. Trust your instinct when reading books about slaves. 

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Slavery was a business. You see the stories of the slaves and Jefferson  thinks he is being a good guy but he is not. He thought he was doing “good things” for his people. It is tough to see people's lives through a paper. Trust your instinct when reading books about slaves. 

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To add, enslaved people were as young as infants and could be auctioned. Enslaved people were also used to settle businesses. For example, they would be used to pay off debt or even mortgages.

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One major takeaway was how White people had this wrong idea or belief of how Black people should be treated. Racism is a strong idea, wrong idea on why people of African descent should just remain silent and be treated unfairly because of their skin color and that they shouldn’t have a future. The speaker talked about what their thinking was regarding white supremacy.

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Africans would use bible verses to create songs. They also created the biggest music genre: hip hop. African Americans contributed a lot to American culture.

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Africans would use bible verses to create songs. They also created the biggest music genre: hip hop. African Americans contributed a lot to American culture.

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The video illustrates the extent to which enslaved people were dehumanized, being bought and sold to settle debts, akin to property transactions. And also the enslavers viewed enslaved individuals primarily as assets for generating profit, often valuing them based on their labor potential or reproductive capabilities.​

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My key take away is that race was created to keep people in boxes in order to keep them separated. The speaker affirms what I knew to be race and white supremacy. Being white or caucasian was defined to justify slavery and commit violence against black, asian, and Latin people in order to maintain the racial structure.

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The video affirms if you already believed that enslaved people were resilient and strategic, the video affirms that perspective by offering a compelling, real-life example.

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Using libraries & foot notes will allow us to understand more about certain circumstances. We always have to trust our instincts.

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Using libraries & foot notes will allow us to understand more about certain circumstances. We always have to trust our instincts.

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She encourages educators to go beyond the typical narratives of slavery that only focus on suffering and instead highlight the variety of resistance efforts, like escape, rebellion, and cultural survival.

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A key take away was that, depending on gender and age, these individuals were divided to work on a specific crop or was a better investment . For example, men were better for tougher jobs/fields when women were better for working inside the house and providing more simply by the ability to give birth. Due to this, many families were sold separately which caused them to be broken apart from each other.

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Slaveholders kept changing laws to make sure that there were no loopholes to where slaves would gain their freedom. This shows how hard people worked to keep Africans enslaved. Because how could they get any work done without their slaves?

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Slaveholders kept changing laws to make sure that there were no loopholes to where slaves would gain their freedom. This shows how hard people worked to keep Africans enslaved. Because how could they get any work done without their slaves?

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The speaker emphasizes the culture that African Americans have created. He also emphasizes the role that African Americans play in American culture and how much they have contributed to American culture. 

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The speaker emphasizes the culture that African Americans have created. He also emphasizes the role that African Americans play in American culture and how much they have contributed to American culture. 

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Rothman mentions the statistic that 40% of pickers were children and the other 40% were women. He talks about slavery as a type of stepping stone of the United State's industrial success.

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The confederate states were willing to build a nation on the ideas that slavery was a natural position for Africans and that white people were superior. Thus, the confederacy went to war to preserve the institution of slavery to grow their generational wealth and the North was not inclined to keep it that way as they were not solely based on slavery and were more of a mixed economic model.

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How does the Speaker affirm, Challenge, or extend thinking? 

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How does the Speaker affirm, Challenge, or extend thinking? 

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The speaker affirms the understanding that slavery was not only a social construct but also a legal and economic necessity for colonial powers in America. By highlighting Elizabeth Key's case, the speaker challenges the notion of legal protections as universally applicable, revealing how laws were manipulated to serve the interests of slaveholders rather than uphold justice. This reflection extends thinking by illustrating the intersection of personal agency and systemic oppression, emphasizing that even amid a repressive system, individual actions could prompt significant legal challenges, highlighting the resilience and resistance of enslaved individuals.

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Thomas Jefferson wrote the Constitution with a more conservative perspective where he did not consider it evil. They believed that slavery would exist where it exists and then eventually die out.

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Slavery did not end up dying out since many claimed they needed it for control, for economic reasons, as well as protection in places where the population had more African people such as the South. The south wanted to bring slavery to other states which others did not agree with which in turn began the revolutionary movement.

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Some key ideas of this video were that enslaved people were creative and courageous in the ways in which they resisted their enslavement. In the video, we learn the true story about an enslaved man named Henry who was involuntarily separated from his family. In order to escape his enslavement, he worked with abolitionists in the north to ship himself in a box up north. This story is an example of how enslaved people worked to empower themselves. This video extended my thinking, as I have never read or learned about many stories where slaves were able to escape and empower themselves.