Discovering Durham's Black Wall Street Trailblazers
Explore the history of Durham's Black Wall Street and its tenacious trailblazers through engaging activities and educational resources. Learn about entrepreneurs, historic sites like Stagville Plantation, and essential terms related to Black Wall Street. Uncover the contributions of African Americans to Durham's vibrant community and engage in thought-provoking discussions with classmates.
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Essential Question Who were the tenacious trailblazers of Durham s Black Wall Street? Please click here for the Video Link
List 3 Facts that you discovered from the video. BLACK WALL STREET Who were the entrepreneurs of Durham s Black Wall Street?
Words and Phrases to Know 1. Emancipation: the fact or process of being set free from legal, social, or political restrictions, liberations. (Source: dictionary.com) 1. The United States Civil War: A war between citizens from the Northern Union States and the Southern Confederacy States that started in South Carolina on April 12, 1861 and ended in Spring, 1865. 1. Durham s Stagville Plantation: One of the largest sites of mass slavery in North Carolina with over 30,000 acres of land and over 1,000 enslaved people. (https://historicsites.nc.gov/all-sites/historic-stagville/history)
Words and Phrases to Know Contd. 4. Durham s Black Wall Street: A set of 4 blocks on Parrish St., that were home of economically powerful black owned businesses such as Liberty Mutual Life Insurance and Mechanics and Farmers Bank. 5. Entrepreneur: A person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal risks in order to do so. (Source: dictionary.com)
Lets Analyze Our Text! The 1619 Project Activities I. 3-2-1 activity I. Quote analysis activity
Lets Build Our Background Information The Origin Story Historic Stagville Plantation, Durham, NC
DO NOW Read the Stagville article silently Let s think, pair and share 5 facts that you found interesting in the article with your collaborative group. Let s write 2 interesting facts from each paragraph in your Social Studies notebook. Be ready to report out! (Source: https://historicsites.nc.gov/all- sites/historic-stagville/history)
Our Stagville 3-2-1- Activity Step 1: Re-read ~ The Stagville Plantation Article~ Step 2: List 3 facts that you found extremely interesting after re-reading the text. Step 3: Write 2 facts from the text that reiterate the contributions that African Americans have made to Durham s community. Step 4: Write down 1 question about the text for your fellow classmates to answer.
Textual Evidence (Open & Close Version) 1A. Paragraph/s 3 Lines: 1, 6 & 7 The original settlers of Durham s Hayti community were the fre______and the B_____who migrated from all over the South. 1B. Paragraph/s: 3 Lines: 6 & 7 This matters because the free____of Stag____and the Bl____from all over the S_____created a community that a_____rac___pride and u____self-help, and a_______.
Textual Evidence (Open & Close Version) 2A. Paragraph: 3 & Author You Lines: 3 & 4 (Remember what you learned about segregation) The settlers chose to build a community segregated from the larger white community because of segregation policies and they thought that it would be best to keep their di___from the larger wh___comm___. 2B. Paragraph: 3 Lines: 5 & 10 The decision that the settlers made had a positive impact on building Durham s Black Wall Street because it cultivated Black social networks that promoted ec______pr______of the nei______.
