Savannah – Secret Schools
Video Credit: MADLAWMEDIA
Enslaved people in the Americas brought with them their religion and an emphasis on education and learning. In order to maintain this standard, secret schools were established in Savannah. In this video, viewers will discover how learning took place among enslaved individuals despite its illegal status.
Critical Reflection Questions & Activities
Pre Video Questions |
Nobis Big Ideas |
| What is important to you about educations and learning? | History Cultural Responsiveness |
| Can you list the different ways that you learn? | History Cultural Responsiveness |
| What is the value of education for you? | History Cultural Responsiveness Power |
| What are the tools of education? | History Cultural Responsiveness Power |
| What are the Power and Privileges in education? | Power History |
| What defines education? | History Cultural Responsiveness |
Post Video Questions |
Nobis Big Ideas |
What do you imagine…?
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History Relationships Cultural Responsiveness |
| What does this remind you of? | History |
| What might be the smells? | History Relationships |
| What does it feel like? | History Relationships |
| Who has power (power over, power with, power within) in this situation? | Power |
| How do they derive and maintain that power? | Power |
| Who’s opportunities are limited? How? | History |
| How do people with power disparities interact? | Power |
| What policies reinforce this situation? Who created those policies? What are the opportunities or barriers to changing them? | History Power Global Citizenship |
| What historical events or relationships contribute to this narrative? | History |
How does access to education influence…:
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History |
| Are there historical events in your community? What impact do they have on you/the community today? | Relationships |
| How can you discover secondary stories in your community? | History Relationships Global Citizenship |
| Is there reciprocity within relationships? And what is our shared fate and social responsibility in the relationships/communities in which we are civically engaging? | Relationships Global Citizenship |
| What value did education add to the lives of enslaved people? | History Power Relationships |
| What are the stories of resistance and resilience did you hear? | History Power Relationships |
| What is a story of resistance and resilience in your community? | History Power Relationships Global Citizenship |
| How did this story shift your view of education with enslaved people? | History Power Relationships |
| What are the different ways that enslaved people learned? | History Power Relationships |
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