Directions: Answer the questions in complete sentences in your own words. Upon completion, submit to Schoology. Step A: Click here (Source: Free The Slaves) to access information concerning modern-day slavery. Based on this information, answer the following questions: 1. One of the facts presented by this website is: "Slave holders use many terms to avoid the word "slavery": debt bondage, bonded labor, attached labor, forced labor, indentured servitude, and human trafficking." Why do slave holders call "slavery" something else? How does this hinder the abolition of slavery? Explain in 3-4 specific sentences. 2. Where are the majority of slaves from? Why do you believe slavery is more prevalent in these areas as opposed to the United States? How does this compare or contrast to where the slaves came from in Haiti back in the 1700s? Explain in 3-4 specific sentences. Step B: Click here to access information concerning modern-day slavery. Briefly scan the article and answer the following question: 3. What are the conditions like for cotton laborers? How does this compare to slaves in Haiti back in the 1700s? You may choose to reference The Black Jacobins reading from class. Explain in 3-4 sentences. Step C: Refer to the map on right and answer the accompanying question (click map to expand) 4. The above map shows countries with the most aggressive laws against slavery (as shaded in blue) down to countries with the least aggressive laws (shaded in red). Explain based on this map why countries with the most egregious cases of slavery still have yet to actively clamp down on slavery? What else may be involved? Explain in 2-3 sentences. Step D: Refer to the following image on right (click to expand) and answer the accompanying question: 5. The above chart displays the major industries which have a high percentage of slaves in the United States. What is the common theme about the industries that slaves are forced to work in? Why do you think slavery has morphed from an institution primarily centered around to agriculture (Haitian slavery) to one of prostitution? Explain in 3-5 sentences. Step E. Click here for a video concerning child slavery. Watch the video and answer the accompanying question: 6. What have been some of the effects that coltan had on Congo? What are examples of "blood coltan" that you use in your daily routine? Compare this to the "blood" product in Haiti. Explain in 3-5 sentences. Step F. Click here for a video concerning slavery in the United States. Watch the video and answer the accompanying question: 7. Why do you believe the Super Bowl is a magnet for sex trafficking? Explain in 3-5 sentences. REMINDER: When finished, submit to Schoology. |
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