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The exihibit you’ll soon be visiting is called “Back of the Big House: The Cultural Landscape of the Plantation.” Before you begin this part of the Discussion, please be sure that you have read the assigned chapter and understand it well. Come to the Discussion with your mind well-stocked with Foner’s overview of the Cotton Economy. Keep that mind wide open as you examine the website for this exhibit. Know that this 1995 exhibit consists of images of plantation buildings and that these images come from the Library of Congress collections. They are matched with the testimonies of former slaves recorded during the 1930s. Know also that the content of this exhibit proved so offensive to a number of African-American employees that the exhibit was removed within a few hours. A link to this controversy is on the exhibit homepage if you wish to learn more about it. It too is an important part of the story and effects of racism in America.What should you do at this site?First, set aside some time and truly explore this astonishing collection of historical evidence. Enter the world of the plantation slave. Read the quotations. Click on the many photographs that pepper the site and truly study the faces of the people you meet there and the places where they lived and died. Inhabit their world.There are seven parts to this exhibit. Wander through each and take your time. Photographs are a key piece of historical evidence, but they are not neutral. They do not blandly reflect the reality they appear to show. Be critical (i.e. questioning) of the things you see, asking questions and noting contradictions.When you are done with your Virtual Field Trip, come back here and post your answers to the following questions:1. What did you learn about the world of slavery and the plantation that you didn’t know after reading Foner? What seems especially noteworthy, shocking, odd? 2. List three (3) items (a photo, story, quote, etc.) that you feel are significant. Then, for each item, taken separately, discuss why you believe this item is important.3. What further questions do you still have about the plantation/slavery experience? What is still confusing?To start your Virtual Field Trip, click HERE. Please cite the chapter I will be sending you within the answers. The author of the chapter I will be sending you is Foner. So how to cite? (Foner, page #)
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