Lesson plan
Slave pass
in the newspaper on Christmas Day 1818 informing his fellow Charlestonians that he would pay $10 for the return of "Sandy...an African by birth...having 3 black streaks on his forehead, being the marks of his country...He writes, and may attempt to forge a pass." papers at the Atlanta History Center, probably for enslaved people hired to work for the Atlanta and West Point Rail Road In the history of slavery in the United States, a slave pass was a written document granting permission for an enslaved person to move around without escort by an enslaver.
Article summary
in the newspaper on Christmas Day 1818 informing his fellow Charlestonians that he would pay $10 for the return of "Sandy...an African by birth...having 3 black streaks on his forehead, being the marks of his country...He writes, and may attempt to forge a pass." papers at the Atlanta History Center, probably for enslaved people hired to work for the Atlanta and West Point Rail Road In the history of slavery in the United States, a slave pass was a written document granting permission for an enslaved person to move around without escort by an enslaver.
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Discussion questions
- Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
- Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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