African American History
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Transcript of African American History
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African American History By Jacqueline Tsai, Andrea Wisniewski, Tonio Domino, Sam Hedin Time Period: 1800-1849Topics: Coded Spirituals by Andrea Wisniewski
Capture of La Amistad by Jacqueline Tsai
Independence of Haiti by Tonio Domino
Nat Tuners Rebellion by Sam HedinCoded spirituals by Andrea WisniewskiFAMOUS SPIRITUALS:
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Steal Away
Cant Hear Nobody PrayWhy Spirituals are important:Spread a secret messageInform other slaves about churchTell a storyPraise GodOrganize an escapeWhen the Sun comes back
And the first slave calls
Follow the Drinking Gourd
For an old man is a waiting for to carry you to freedom
If you follow the Drinking Gourd Follow the drinking gourd:Winter TimeThe Big DipperPeg Leg JoeThe River makes a very good road
The dead trees will show you the way
Left food, peg foot travelling on
Follow the Drinking GourdThe water will lose your scentPeg Leg Joe marked dead tress on the route The Big DipperThe river ends between two hills
Follow the Drinking Gourd
Theres another river on the other side
Follow the Drinking GourdFollow Tombigbee river Big DipperFollow river after the Tombigbee riverThe Big DipperWhen the Big River meets the little river
Follow the Drinking Gourd
The Old man is a waiting for to carry you to freedom
If you follow the Drinking Gourd
Continue to follow the riverFollow the Big DipperPeg Leg Joe helps run away slavesBig DipperSwing low, sweet chariotSwing Low, Sweet Chariot
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Comin for to carry you home
Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
Comin for to carry you home
Underground railroad conductorBring slaves to CanadaI look over Jordan
And WHAT did I see
Comin for to carry me home
A band of angels comin after me
Comin for to carry me homeJordan is referring to CanadaUnderground Railroad Conductors bringing them to CanadaBring them to CanadaOther songs and MeaningsSteal Away
Steal Away, Steal Away
Steal Away to Jesus
Steal Away, Steal Away home
I aint got long to stay hereRunning awayCant hear nobody prayCouldnt hear nobody pray
Couldnt hear nobody pray
Couldnt hear nobody pray
Way down yonder by myself
Couldnt hear nobody prayAn escape failed and they were going to meet to regroup. Mostly means somebody diedIndependence of haiti
First Ruler of haiti
Jean-Jacques Dessalines was the first ruler of Haiti, and hated white people.La Amistad
The StormTheir destination was Port-au-Prince
The estimated length of the trip was 2 to 3 days
Storm made the trip much longer
On the third day the captain ordered to start rationing food
The Fourth DayOne of the Africans asked the cook what would happen to them on board. The cook replied that the Africans would be killed and eaten.The Capture of La AmistadParanoid, one of the Africans, Sengbe Pieh, located a loose nail on deckPicked his shackles and freed himself and othersWent to the cargo, and armed themselves with sugarcane knivesKilled the captain, cook, and all the white people except, Montez and Ruiz
Montez and RuizSengbe Pieh spared their lives
In return they would sail the ship back to Africa
During the day, they sailed East (towards Africa)
At night, they sailed northwest (towards United States)VictoryTook over the ship
On August 26 the naval ship, the Washington, took captive of La Amistad because of suspicions on the tattered ship
Pieh was trialed for murder of the cook and captain
Won his trialThe EndHe eventually returned to Africa with missionaries
When he returned to his village, it was destroyed
He later suspected that they were sold into slavery
Clip of Sengbes family from La Amistad movie.