1.  Discuss: How were African Americans treated under enslavement?  Today, I will be able to describe the sufferings of African Americans under slavery. I will describe how enslaved African Americans resisted the institution of slavery.  You need to turn in section 3 if you haven’t done so already.  You will have a quiz on 14.3/14.4 tomorrow. You may use your notes.

3.  Goal: Perpetuate the institution of slavery and maintain planter dominance in the South. Slave codes could differ depending on the state; however, the further South the more restrictive the code.  African Americans were forbade to meet in groups larger than 3. WHY?  African Americans were not allowed to leave their owner’s plantation without the owners written permission. WHY?  African Americans weren’t allowed to own guns. WHY?  It was a crime to learn to read and write. WHY?  Any slave attempting to run away and leave the colony (later, state) receives the death penalty  Willful killing of a slave exacts a fine of 700 pounds, and "passion" killing 350 pounds

4.  Marriage was forbade  Slaves were encouraged to be promiscuous in order to increase the slave population. The father of the child would be sold off.  Children would remain with their mother until at least the age of 8.  Reliance upon extended kinship networks (grandparents, parents, children, aunts, uncles, cousins, etc).

5.  Try to escape North  Subversive methods: Break tools, destroy crops, steal food, work slowly  Violence  Denmark Vesey Denmark Vesey  Nat Turner Nat Turner

6.  Why do you like music?  Roots of the music are founded in traditional African tribal music which was forbidden  Discuss being in bondage/connection to the old testament  Provided hope  Allowed for the day to pass quicker  Form of communication, discussing possible escape.

7.  Define: Conductor  Primary destination?  What was a safe house called? Who were the station masters  How many people did Harriet Tubman help to escape?  Why did runaway slaves often travel near or by water?  What role did quilts play in assisting runaway slaves?  Secrets of the Underground Railroad Secrets of the Underground Railroad

8. Swing low, Sweet Chariot

9.  Fisk University was the first academic institution to provide “young men and women irrespective of color” with a liberal art’s degree.  Concerts were a way to provide funding for Fisk University.