1. Were slaves ever
allowed to marry for
love? How do you
think slave marriages
were arranged?

2.  How did African
Americans begin to
claim citizenship in
the new United
States? * Students
will analyze text
and charts in order
to be able to
answer this
question

3.  Create a wedding
invitation for
Anna Madgigine
Jai’s wedding.
 “I don’t know
who that is!”
 You will, after
today

4.  I am going to
jump the
broom in a
few weeks
 What does
this term
mean?

5.  Benjamin
Bannecker and
Ben Franklin
both created
almanacs, wher
e people could
look up
information

6.  Something we
all know to be
so that just
isn’t so
 How many of
you were
surprised that
the
slaves, other
than
Kunta, were
not in chains?

7.  What
misconceptions
might be
shattered if we
learned that at
least twice, a
white married
and freed a slave?

8.  Read the
questions first
 What kind of
questions are
they? Are they
testing your
comprehension or
are they testing
something else?

9.  Why was
Benjamin
Bannecker
important? What
was unique
about the
marriages
discussed today?

10.  Read the short
biography of
Benjamin Bannecker
and the story of the
recently discovered
Florida Slave
graveyard. Answer
comprehension
questions. Write short
essay “What
surprised me about
what I learned today
was…”

11.  What was
unusual or
unique
about Anna
Madgigine
Jai?