This course is designed to unveil the mystery and misinformation that clouds slavery in America, and its connection to the world.
Course Objectives:
- Research rooted in specific regions, but with a global reach that incorporates geo-mapping and the disciplines of maritime and historical archaeology, digital archives, museology, and anthropology.
- Builds a community of global scholars conducting local and regional research that spans the world created by the African slave trade.
- Creates interpretive programming with its partnerships that manifests dialogues about the complex, enduring legacies of the slave trade.
- Fosters an educational agenda that cultivates opportunities from the classroom to heritage tourism to empower local communities while developing international exchange and collaboration.
- Advances education and professional training in partner communities to encourage diversity within the fields of history, archaeology, and anthropology, with a focus on the lasting legacies of the African slave trade.
- Works with descendant communities to connect local histories to the global slave trade and includes local communities in research.
- Promotes knowledge, fosters reconciliation, and advances social justice.
Required Documents:
- Google/Gmail account for shared Docs
- Smart Device