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Black House, Jada Smith, Lachantel Allen-Sheppard, Daniel Hill, Nick Daut
Black House, Jada Smith, Lachantel Allen-Sheppard, Daniel Hill, Nick Daut
History from Below: Memorialization Projects
Our memorial is called “The Black House”, and it has many rooms that symbolize the hardships of enslaved Africans who endured the Transatlantic Slave Trade. Savannah was the perfect place to place a memorial due to the incredibly high amount of people that were sold on auction there. Every year on March 2nd and 3rd, Savannah observes a “Weeping Time” to mourn for the 429 that were sold in 1859, making it the largest amount of people sold in one day. First, you enter through the back door into the kitchen which shows how enslaved women predominantly worked inside. Here, …
Haitian Victory Garden, Breeanna Mahone, Shaena Wooten
Haitian Victory Garden, Breeanna Mahone, Shaena Wooten
History from Below: Memorialization Projects
The memorial will be a place of remembrance for all the enslaved Africans that lost their lives and those who were freed during the Haitian Revolution. It will serve as a sign of liberty to all Haitians.
Cormier Beach: The Lasting Effects Of The Haitian Revolution, Brande George, Arika Carter, Alisa Ashford
Cormier Beach: The Lasting Effects Of The Haitian Revolution, Brande George, Arika Carter, Alisa Ashford
History from Below: Memorialization Projects
As a group, we decided to focus on the history of slavery in the Caribbean, where most Africans were taken during the trans Atlantic trade. Slavery in the Caribbean was among the most brutal, with lifespans as short as two years and enslaved Africans forced to labor up to 18 hours a day against the tropical climate. The Haitian Revolution was a radical insurrection of enslaved Africans that was successful in overthrowing French colonial rule. It is the spirit of this victory that we wanted to memorialize. In our memorial, we have taken a cannon from Citadelle Laferrière, which was …