Transcript Stolen Childhood: Slavery

Stolen Childhood: Slave Children
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Paradox:
--At same time that Americans become more concerned
with the moral and political development of their
children, at the same time that child nurture and
middle class values begin to have an effect on
childrearing . . .
--About two million children are held as slaves.
I) Conditions of
Life
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Health
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Work
NOTE: Value of slave children depended solely on their
economic worth.
II) Education
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Folklore
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Religion
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Relationships with Whites
III) Family
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Instability
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Traditional Roles
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African Traditions
IV) White Children & Slavery
Gallery
Emancipated Children
Picking Cotton
Picking Cotton II
Slave Auction
Slave Auction II
Scars from Whipping