African Americans In The West
- 1. African-Americans in the WEST Did you know they were there?
- 2. They were there! Explorers, hunters, trappers Lawmen and Soldiers Outlaws Settlers and Cowboys Women Forty-Niners
- 3. YOUR JOB Choose one person Create a short biography Explain how being black made a difference in his or her life. WHICH ONE WILL YOU CHOOSE?
- 4. How did Black people get to the West?
- 5. Kidnapped Africans were brought to this country as slaves. http://www.wvu.edu/~lawfac/jscully/Race/images/slavery.jpg
- 6. Slaves ran away http://www.sonofthesouth.net/slavery-pictures/hunting-slaves-375.jpg
- 8. Some ran to the Indians Sometimes they escaped to Indian tribes. Sometimes they stayed with the Indians, married, and had children. Sometimes they became chiefs.
- 9. Black Abraham, Seminole leader Abraham detail from Orr's 1848 engraving in The Origin, Progress, and Conclusion of the Florida War by John T. Sprague.
- 10. Abraham Part of Seminole delegation to Washington, D.C, in 1825 From BLACK INDIANS By William Loren Katz, p. 57
- 11. John Horse, Black Seminole leader John Horse around 1840. Source of the original sketch unknown. The engraving, entitled "Gopher John Seminole Interpreter," first appeared in Sprague's 1848 history of the war, attributed to the firm of N. Orr & Richardson.
- 12. Most slaves lived in the South Five Indian tribes lived there, too.
- 13. Creek Chief William McIntosh freepages.history.rootsweb.ancestry.com
- 18. These tribes were known as “The Five Civilized Tribes” WHY? Because they adopted some of the white man’s ways: A written language (Cherokee) A system of government Schools for their children And… Slavery
- 19. More and more whites moved into their lands The Indians were pushed out of what is now: Georgia Mississippi Alabama Florida.
- 20. Trail of Tears Finally, in 1830, Congress passed The Indian Removal Act. Thousands of Indians were marched from their ancestral homes to “Indian Territory” in what is now Oklahoma.
- 21. They were forced to march many miles in midwinter. http://www.guthriestudios.com/images/Cherokee%20Trail%20Of%20Tears.jpg
- 27. Thousands of Blacks… Traveled West with the Indians. They were slaves, friends, and family members.
- 28. This book was written About the Black Indian Slaves.
- 29. Indian Territory was promised to the Indians forever They were NOT placed on reservations They were NATIONS
- 30. This map shows INDIAN TERRITORY where Oklahoma is now http://www.nativeamericans.com/IndianTerritory.htm
- 31. Look closely to see the INDIAN NATIONS http://www.sonofthesouth.net/american-indians/indian-territory-map.htm
- 32. This is the way.. …that many African-Americans came WEST AFTER THE CIVIL WAR.
- 33. Others… Were already there— exploring trapping working on ranches establishing their own farms and businesses. THEY WANTED TO BE FREE!
- 34. Which one will you study? An Explorer, hunter, trapper? A Lawman or Soldier? An Outlaw? A Cowboy or Settler? A Woman? A Forty-Niner?
- 35. Explorers, hunters, and trappers who came earlier York James Beckwourth George Bonga
- 36. Lawmen and Soldiers Bass Reeves , U.S. Marshal Grant Johnson , U.S. Marshal Zeke Miller, U.S. Marshal Pompey Factor , Seminole Negro Scout Henry O. Flipper , West Point graduate Isaac Payne, Seminole Negro Scout Judge Isaac Parker, “the hangin’ judge” (the only white person in our study)
- 37. Outlaws Dick Glass Ned Christie Cherokee Bill Buss Luckey Isom Dart Ben Hodges
- 38. Cowboys and Settlers Bose Ikard – cowhand Bill Pickett – rodeo star George Washington – founder of Centralia, WA George Washington Bush – Oregon settler John Taylor and Kitty Cloud – Colorado settlers Nat Love - “Deadwood Dick” - cowhand
- 39. Women Stagecoach Mary – drove the stage, Cascade, MT Biddy Mason - dug for gold as a slave Clara Brown – did laundry for miners Edmonia Lewis – created sculptures Mary Ellen Pleasant – worked for civil rights in California
- 40. Where Do I Start?
- 41. Big 6 Steps 1. Find out what you are to do. 2. Think about where the information might be found. 3 . Find the information 4. Take notes 5. Organize and complete the project 6. Evaluate—did you meet expectations?
- 42. (Find out what to do) YOUR JOB: Decide which person you will investigate Create a podcast about his or her life.
- 43. 2. Where should I look for information? Go to: http://moodle.hsd1.org and click on Broadwater Library Also go to: http://delicious.com/bwblack Use the special collection of books in the Broadwater library.
- 44. 3. Find your information Click on the links for your person in the Moodle.
- 45. 4. Collect the information Images Notes
- 46. Collect images Find at least six images about your person and his or her life and times. Save the pics to your folder on your MacBook.
- 47. Get ready to copy and paste notes Go to http://bubbl.us Can you still get into your account? If not, open one. Create a user name by putting your classroom in front of your name. Example: 4bsusan . Your password is student .
- 48. Make notes Copy and paste short phrases into 12 bubbls. No sentences! Short notes that remind you of 12 facts or events!
- 49. What facts do I need? Where was your person born? Who were his/her parents? Were both parents Black? How did your person get out to the West? What made this person’s life hard? What was his or her greatest accomplishment? How did being Black make a difference?
- 50. 4. Organize your info Look at your bubbl chart. Which bubbls go together? Move them around until the facts are in order.
- 51. 5. Write sentences On a sheet of lined paper, write your own sentences that explain the notes in the bubbls.
- 52. Make sure at least one sentence explains what difference it made to be black.
- 53. PODCAST Move your images into Garageband. Practice reading your sentences. Make sure your pictures go with your sentences. RECORD your podcast.
- 54. 6. Evaluate yourself Did you pick an African-American who lived in the WEST? Did you collect 12 images about your person? Did you copy and paste notes? Did you write sentences to go with your pictures? Did you make your podcast?
- 55. What did you learn? The most important facts you learned from other students. The most important facts you learned from your own research.
- 56. The End Cover photo, BLACK INDIANS, by William Loren Katz