https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9 Use the cards to add some quick academic research to the Padlet. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS. en-us 2022-09-05 21:27:53 UTC 2026-02-03 14:51:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284532448 Ghana is the place where the book started as well as where Yaa Gyasi was born, her being born here is one of the things that inspired her to write this book.  
- Ava Kantor ]]> 2022-09-06 12:25:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284532448 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284538026 Brogan Bernard
In the start of the book homegoing there is a lot that relates to the Cape Coast Castle, a Castle located on Victoria Rd, Cape Coast, Ghana. At one point two long lost sisters, Effia and Esi, live in seperate parts of the castle. The two sisters throughout their lives never knew about each others location.]]> 2022-09-06 12:29:09 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284538026 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284541626 Cape Coast castle is a slave castle on the Gold Coast of Africa. The first couple chapters of Homegoing took place here. Effia grew up here with her family. While her sister, Esi, was held captive as a slave. 

Kate Fredrickson]]> 2022-09-06 12:31:46 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284541626 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284541794 The Harlem riots in 1964 began when James Powell, a 15-year old male of color, was killed by a policeman in front of his friends. for the following Nights (6), Riots broke out, harming the New York Police Department. the riots also included looting stores and vandalism. this connects to homegoing because it takes place around the time that Willie was living in Harlem. riots like these are what affected their lives the most because it tells them how real it can be, how it could happen to them at any point. -Jon Richards]]> 2022-09-06 12:31:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284541794 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284543388 The Atlantic slave trade was the way they moved slaves between Africa and the Americas. Slaves were transported on ships packed to capacity and they were very bad living environments. This relates to the book because some of the characters, such as esi actually experienced this trade and almost all the characters were affected by it.  ]]> 2022-09-06 12:32:51 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284543388 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284543876 The great migration is where around 6 million african americans migrated from the southern states like Mississippi, Alabama, Texas and georgia, to the northern, western and eastern parts of the USA.
-Sam Sears

]]> 2022-09-06 12:33:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284543876 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284544088 Kennedy Storms
 The golden stool represented the power and authority of the Asante king, and was an important symbol to the Asante people. This artifact was mentioned in the book when Akua finds out from her family that the British are trying to take the stool away from their people. 
https://aaregistry.org/story/the-golden-stool-of-the-ashanti-a-story/]]> 2022-09-06 12:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284544088 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284546302 Esi is caught in the middle of the slave trade, and is taken from Africa to the America's on the trade routes. She is sent there by ship and has a very hard time surviving the journey. The slave trade was extremely harsh as slaves were shipped on ships to other countries, while being starved and chained up next to each other.]]> 2022-09-06 12:34:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284546302 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284547138 The Cape Coast Castle was a slave trading fortress built by Europeans. Here they kept many slaves imprisoned in dungeons called "Slave Holes,"(www.blackpast.org). This is where Effia lived after marrying James. This castle represents the corruption and cruelty of the slave trade.

-James Wiener]]> 2022-09-06 12:35:14 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284547138 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284548372 The Harlem Race Riots were a series of riots that occured after an off-duty police officer shot and killed and killed an African American teenager. Riots broke out in many places like New York, Jersey City, Illinois and Philadelphia. ]]> 2022-09-06 12:36:06 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284548372 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284548484 The Anglo-Ashanti wars were a series of attacks that involved the British and the Ashanti. there were 5 different encounters total, and resulted in British victory. this connects to homegoing because Effia dealt with the suffering that came with war. -Jon Richards]]> 2022-09-06 12:36:12 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284548484 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284549090 The cape coast castle is located on the Gold Coast of Ghana, the cape coast castle was also known as a "slave castle". The cape coast castle is a place where a lot of tragic things happened and the story of Esi is able to give us a view of the tragic side of the castle. Esi was held in the dungeon of the cape coast castle, she was held in terrible conditions, starved and raped. All though we see a tragic side of the castle we are able to get a different perspective of the castle through Effia. Effia had married a British governor and lived in the castle with him. She lived a more elegant style of life, with her husband James Collins. ]]> 2022-09-06 12:36:43 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284549090 rosemat https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284549580 The Fugitive Slave Act was a federal law which allowed runaway slaves in the North to be returned to the South as slaves. This would mean that if slave holders suspected a runaway slave the slave owners or hunters could bring them to a judge who could decide whether or not they could bring them back to the south as a slave. This directly relates to the character Kojo who was a runaway who lived in constant fear from this act due to him having forged papers and causes his wife to be kidnapped. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/fugitive-slave-acts]]> 2022-09-06 12:36:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284549580 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284549934
The Anglo Ashanti War were a series of five conflicts between the Ashanti empire and the British Empire and its African allies. British Empire ended up winning. Many characters in this book are related to or are in the Ashanti empire.]]> 2022-09-06 12:37:11 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284549934 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284550368 There were a ton of riots at this time in Harlem Harlem. The chapter Willie took place, after Willie and Robert got married and had their child Carson they decided to move to Harlem so they could both get the jobs they want and enjoyed. Once they got there they found it very hard to do this because Willie was black and Robert was white this made it hard for both the parents and Carson being mixed. This is an example of racism.
- Ava Kantor]]> 2022-09-06 12:37:33 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284550368 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284557425 The Riots in Harlem began after an off-duty police officer shot and killed an African American teenager. The riots lasted 6 days and led to 1 person dying, over 100 people being injured, and over 450 people being arrested. This connects with Sonny's story in Homegoing who participated in the civil rights movement and the frustration he feels with the injustice he experiences which is what people at the time were feeling and is what led to the riots
Source: https://www.britannica.com/event/Harlem-race-riot-of-1964]]> 2022-09-06 12:42:08 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284557425 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284573394 The Golden Stool- Luke VanGessel
The Golden Stool is a royal and divine stool of the Ashanti people and it is the ultimate symbol of power. The Ashanti people had guarded this ancient and royal stool from the British. ]]> 2022-09-06 12:51:37 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284573394 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284595209 parts of the fugitive slave act were passed in 1793 and 1850 and allowed for runaway slaves to be seized and returned. This turned out to be very corrupt as the people in charge of enforcing this act received a monetary incentive to rule in favor of slave owners this ties into the story of Kojo and Anna in Homegoing who's story takes place during the time in which the fugitive slave act is passed. During this time they see many of there friends flee and they worry about being taken. Eventually, Anna is taken by slave catchers and the two are never reunited.
Source: https://socialwelfare.library.vcu.edu/federal/fugitive-slave-act-of-1850/]]> 2022-09-06 13:03:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2284595209 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285076036 The Atlantic slave trade was a trading route through the broader system of trade between West and Central Africa, Western Europe, and North and South America.Throughout the book we are able to see how the Atlantic slave trade impacted each character weather that was directly or through their ancestors. The Atlantic slave trade also gave us a look into pain and inhuman conditions some people had to endure. This was able to change my perspective on the whole book when I was able to read about these living conditions some of the characters in the book had to go through. ]]> 2022-09-06 17:35:03 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285076036 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285081802 The Harlem Riot took place in New York on March 19th 1935 during the Great Depression. The Harlem Riot began after a 15 year old African American boy, James Powell was murdered by a police man, Lieutenant Thomas Gilligan. This relates to the story homegoing because there were many times when each character felt like they didn't belong and didnt have a say in what they though because of the color of their skin.  

Kate Fredrickson]]> 2022-09-06 17:38:23 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285081802 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285095278 Kennedy Storms
The fugitive slave act stated that all slaves were to be returned to their owners, even if they were in a free state. This meant that all escaped slaves had to be found and brought back to their owners. In the book, Kojo learns about this as he's living in baltimore, and when his wife disappears he assumes this is what happened to her.
https://www.battlefields.org/learn/primary-sources/fugitive-slave-act#:~:text=Passed%20on%20September%2018%2C%201850,returning%2C%20and%20trying%20escaped%20slaves.]]> 2022-09-06 17:46:39 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285095278 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285248028 Atlantic Slave Trade
 The Atlantic Slave Trade transported between 10 million and 12 million enslaved Africans across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas from the 16th to the 19th century.
The slave trade tore families apart and killed millions of people on the journey. Esi was torn away from her family when she was captured by another tribe where she was sold into slavery. She was then  sent onto a ship that took her to America to be sold into slavery there.  

Carter
Source: https://www.britannica.com/topic/transatlantic-slave-trade]]> 2022-09-06 19:28:20 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285248028 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285268089 The Asante Empire lasted from 1701-1900. Although the tribe existed before that, they had not risen to power. Considered the first king, Osei Bonsu, led the Asante Empire to their important place in history. Osei Bonsu fended off enemies and conquered different territories around the coast of modern-day Ghana. The Asante became rich by trading slaves to the British from early on in 18th century until the slave trade was banned in 1807. During that time, many kings ruled but the one that can be connected to the book is Osei Bonsu. James Collins was the grandson of Osei Bonsu and the subject of a chapter in the book. James does not fully agree with the slave trade. Therefore, he was bothered when the abolishment didn't do what it was supposed to but he had to accept it because it was his father's business.

Citation: https://www.britannica.com/place/Asante-empire]]> 2022-09-06 19:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285268089 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285281065 The Anglo-Ashanti wars consisted of 5 wars that ended in the destruction of the Ashanti Empire. The first happened in 1823 and ended in 1831. The end came about by a peace treaty that limited Ashanti territory. The second war started in 1863 and ended in 1864. The Ashanti crossed territory lines to search for an escaped man and were met with a battle with no winner. The third war lasted from 1873-1874. This was the first time the British had the idea to add the  Ashanti Territory to the Gold Coast. The British burnt down the Ashanti capital during this time. This war also ended with a treaty. The fourth war lasted from 1894-1896 and ended with Ashanti leaders being forced out of the Gold Coast. The fifth and final war happened during March of 1900 and ended in September of 1900. This battle began when a British man sat on the Golden Stool, a stool that only the Ashanti king may sit on. It served as a symbol of unity for the Empire. A rebellion ensued but the British won and the Ashanti Territory was absorbed into the Gold Coast until Ghana became an independent nation in 1957.

Citation: https://www.blackpast.org/global-african-history/anglo-ashanti-wars-1823-1900/]]> 2022-09-06 19:56:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285281065 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285384309 The Atlantic Slave Trade connected to many characters in Homegoing whether directly or indirectly. The AST was a big part in Homegoing, "its brutality and for the overcrowded unsanitary conditions on slave ships, in which hundreds of Africans were packed tightly into tiers below decks for a voyage of about 5,000 miles (8,000 km) that could last from a few weeks to several months" (Lewis). Esi was a character in Homegoing who experienced the slave trade and her story describes it in full transparency. 

daphna

]]> 2022-09-06 21:51:53 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285384309 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285391366 Anansi Stories played a big role in Homegoing, there was always a story or passed down rumor relating to a characters problem or gift. Effia was labeled cursed as an infant due to her mothers lack of ability to feed her so she was said to be cursed, in James' story he refers to the memory of his mother who used to tell him Anansi stories. ]]> 2022-09-06 22:03:18 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285391366 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285443116 The Harlem riots was a six day string of riots in Manhattan New York. The riots started when a white off duty police officer shot and killed a black teenager. During the riots, 1 person was killed, and 465 people were arrested. These exact events took place in the book homegoing during the Willie chapter. ]]> 2022-09-06 23:26:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285443116 rosemat https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285541250 A. Philip Randolph was an African American man who established the first black labor union called The Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters. This relates to H's story because he moves to Pratt City and joins an African American labor union much like the one A. Philip Randolph started originally. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/a-philip-randolph ]]> 2022-09-07 01:04:21 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285541250 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285552398 Anasi the Spider is an old fable that orginated in Ghana that is now told to chldren in different places all over the world. The stories of the spider have changed through time but the little spider is known for  his wisdom and skill which he uses to defeat enemies who are sronger then him. This was mentioned in the homegoing book multiple times by multiple different characters recalling hearing the stories as children. One example is when Tansi told Esi the story of the Kente cloth which is one of Ansis stories. -Kellan Hudson]]> 2022-09-07 01:13:00 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285552398 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285567259 Luke VanGessel
the Harlem riot was an ongoing event that had happened over s course of many years but it started in 1964 when a 15-yr old African-American was shot and killed by a police officer. this relates to the story when kojo has to witness innocent black people get beat up by cops for no reason. ]]> 2022-09-07 01:23:54 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285567259 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285583626 There was number of examples of the fugitive slave act at play in the book homegoing one of them being when Jo's wife and many other people he had heard of were getting taken by slaves and brought back down south.  The Fugitive slave Act was an act put in action in 1705 that allowed soliders to take return runaways back to their masters.    
 -Kellan Hudson]]> 2022-09-07 01:35:58 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285583626 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285590718 the anansi stories- anansi is the spider, anansi is a spider who is considered wise and skillfull he is known to out-wit larger animal than him. anansi finds himself in a great load of danger while on a journy. anansi has six sons an one of them can sense danger he sensed that his father was in danger and alerted his brothers to go and rescue him. when anansi is returned safely by his sons he has trouble decideing which son to reward for saving him. he consults with the god of all this nyame for his help with the decision. the anansi stories are a treadition]]> 2022-09-07 01:41:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285590718 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285602505 the atlantic slave trade- esi was captured and caught in the middle of the slave trade esi was taken from aferica to the U.S.. the journey was a very dangouous trip for the slaves they were practically starved while being chained up. in the slave trade boats there were diseases and sicknesses that came about from the harsh conditions ]]> 2022-09-07 01:51:45 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285602505 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285621244 The Harlem riots during the year 1964 all started when an off duty white police officer shot an African American teen in Harlem, the riots traveled through numerous neighborhoods lasted two nights after the police responded to the riots with violence many stores were vandalized and with over 100 casualties 450 persons arrested and one death. ]]> 2022-09-07 02:05:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285621244 https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285673070 The Harlem Riots occurred between July 16 and 22 in 1964. They were started after a 15 Year old boy was shot and killed in front of multiple witnesses. Directly after the shooting 300 students who had been informed rallied in the streets which set of multiple rallies in the days to come by thousands of other protestors. 406 people were arrested and lots of protesters were severely beaten in the streets during the riots.
-Sam Sears]]> 2022-09-07 02:40:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kmichell/7rf24vfntxjf6gj9/wish/2285673070