This document contains excerpts from lessons on slavery and civil rights. It discusses Martin Luther King Jr.'s quote about not being able to ride someone's back unless it is bent. It also discusses seasoning of slaves and how their value was assessed based on their backs. The document provides homework assignments on staying safe, watching a clip from Roots, and analyzing a picture related to the lessons.

1. October 28, 2011
 Martin Luther
King Jr.
said, “A man
can’t ride your
back unless it
is bent.” Do
you agree?

2. Objective:
 Students will
develop the ability
to analyze an
original source
document by
reading and
analyzing part of
the biography of
OlaudahEquinao

3. Homework:
 Stay safe
 Stay sane
 Stay out of
trouble

4. Vocabulary: Seasoning
 These slaves can’t
be sold, they
haven’t been
seasoned yet
 Based on this
sentence, what do
you think seasoning
means in this
context?

5. Vocabulary: Bypass
 Bypass =
pass by
 Go around

6. What happened when the slaves
arrived in the New World?
 They were usually
given some time to
heal from the
voyage
 They were
“conditioned” to
being inspected,
and sometimes
drugged

7. Slaves were usually not
whipped before a sale
 A back like this
would indicate a
slave prone to
rebel
 The value of such
a slave would be
less

8. Captain Davies
 Is no longer going
to be in the clips
of Roots that we
watch
 Leave a “farewell
comment” on the
paper provided

9. Class work:
 Watch the clip and
answer the
questions
 Read the sections
provided and
answer the
questions
 Analyze the picture
provided

10.  The Exit ticket:
completed
Picture
Analyses is
your exit
ticket