| Lesson Plans For Colonization and Emigration |
| Retain or Abandon, Adapt or Convert? The Immigrant's Dilemma Lesson Plan |
| Grade levels: Middle school, grades 6-8 |
| Concentration area: Social Studies, World Religion |
| The narrative Colonization and Emigration examines the experiences of African Americans who emigrated to Haiti, Liberia, and other countries to discover that their religious, capitalistic, and westernized values clashed with the prevailing cultures into which they had entered. Retain or Abandon, Adapt or Convert? examines the dilemma faced by emigrants, whether they should retain and promote the values of their homeland or adapt and assimilate to those of their new land. This lesson may be used in conjunction with or as a follow-up to reading the narrative. Students will examine the problems and options facing immigrants and formulate a position paper based on the reading and their familiarity with immigration issues in the United States about how immigrants can best balance heritage and adaptation.
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| Back To Africa Lesson Plan |
| Grade levels: High school, grades 11-12 |
| Concentration area: History
: U.S. Government |
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Colonization and Emigration explores the migration of African Americans to other lands in the search for freedom and equality. The migration during the late Eighteenth and Nineteenth centuries was the result of the resounding belief that the only way to achieve equal access in society was to establish separate, self-governing societies or nations. The colonization and emigration movement was very controversial and, in some respects, created negative consequences for African Americans. This lesson will provide students the opportunity to examine the phenomenon and to analyze the arguments supporting the migration of African Americans to other countries in the search for equality.
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| Studying the Colonization and Emigration Migration Lesson Plan |
| Grade levels: Middle and high school, grades 9-12 |
| Concentration area: History |
| This lesson is designed for use with the narrative Colonization and Emigration. This lesson will ask students to read about emigrants deciding to leave the United States to make their home in another country. Students will learn about why the emigrants wanted to leave, where they went, and the outcome of their journey. Students will be asked to make a timeline of relevant migrations of emigrants to countries such as Sierra Leone, Liberia, and Haiti from the late Eighteenth century into the Twentieth century.
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| Destination Africa Lesson Plan: The Colonization of Liberia |
| Grade levels: Middle and high school, grades 8-12 |
| Concentration area: History
: U.S. Government |
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This WebQuest introduces students to the repatriation of freed slaves and freeborn African Americans to the continent of Africa. The students will become members of the American Colonization Society (ACS) charged with the task of promoting repatriation amongst freeborn African Americans and former enslaved African Americans. Working in pairs, the students will research the physical and cultural geography of Liberia, the pros and cons of repatriation from multiple perspectives, the important people associated with the movement, and the American Colonization Society. Students will produce a pamphlet and evaluate their fellow classmates' pamphlets to determine which does the best job in promoting the goals of the ACS. Ultimately, the students will determine if the experiment was a success and what, if any, obligation the United States has to Liberia today.
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| Where Do We Go From Here? The Decision to Emigrate Lesson Plan |
| Grade levels: High school, grades 11-12 |
| Concentration area: History
: U.S. Government |
| This activity has teams of students analyzing destinations of émigrés. Using the narrative Colonization and Emigration, the teams will put together a proposal explaining the pros and cons of their destination for free people leaving the United States. Students will assume the roles of freed people who, as a group, are determining if they should emigrate from the United States. They will prepare a proposal with at least one visual aid and a map to provide non-biased information to the group so the group of recently freed people can make the best decision regarding emigration. After completing the presentations, students will discuss the pros and cons of each destination and of remaining in the United States. The discussion will culminate with students voting on which location the group will emigrate to OR whether the group should remain in the United States.
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| Turner and Garvey Lesson Plan |
| Grade levels: Middle school and high school, grades 8-12 |
| Concentration area: History
: U.S. Government |
| Henry McNeal Turner and Marcus Garvey both believed African Americans should emigrate away from the United States. But their beliefs and their support were vastly different. Students will read the narrative Colonization and Emigration and study the speeches of these two leaders to understand their philosophical similarities and differences.
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| African-American Participation in Wars and Conflicts Lesson Plan |
| Grade levels: Middle and high school, grades 6-12 |
| Concentration area: History |
| As discussed in the narrative Colonization and Emigration, African Americans have participated in the U.S. Armed Forces since the Revolutionary War. In this lesson, students will research the enlistment of African Americans, including particular divisions and individuals, in different conflicts.
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| Effects of African-American Emigration From the Late 1700s-Early 1900s Lesson Plan |
| Grade levels: High school, grades 9-12 |
| Concentration area: History |
| As African Americans tried to integrate into U.S. society in the Nineteenth century, they found many barriers to success. Some organizations and people encouraged emigration to other countries as the only way African Americans would ever gain true freedom. In the narrative Colonization and Emigration, many of the key issues in favor of and against emigration are discussed in detail. In this lesson, students will explore the pros and cons of the emigration movement and research major groups and people involved in it.
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| American Colonization Society Lesson Plan |
| Grade levels: Middle and high school, grades 7-12 |
| Concentration area: History |
| The American Colonization Society (ACS) was a major motivator in the emigration to Liberia. Using the narrative Colonization and Emigration and other sources, students will research the motivations of the ACS and then hold a debate as to whether the ACS was consciously attempting to segregate African Americans, or if they were truly trying to give them a better start in their ancestral homeland.
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| Little America in Liberia Lesson Plan |
| Grade levels: High school, grades 9-12 |
| Concentration area: History, World Civilizations, Sociology |
| The Colonization and Emigration narrative states that, "the colonists made concerted efforts to create a sort of 'little America' in their new surroundings." Students will study the history of Liberia prior to and after the influx of immigrants of African Americans. Once they have investigated the cultural differences between the African Americans newly arrived and Liberians, they will then simulate an exchange between a newly arrived African American and an indigenous Liberian in search of common ground.
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| Exploring Ethnic Groups in Africa Lesson Plan |
| Grade levels: Middle and high school, grades 6-12 |
| Concentration area: History, World Cultures |
| Many African Americans emigrated from the United States during the Nineteenth century, hoping to find freedom, prosperity, and acceptance in other countries. Although these immigrants were well accepted in some areas, the immigrants and native ethnic groups clashed in others. As detailed in the narrative Colonization and Emigration, students will research the ethnic groups located in African countries where African Americans immigrated.
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| Mapping the Human Movement Lesson Plan |
| Grade levels: Middle and high school, grades 6-12 |
| Concentration area: History, Geography |
| In the narrative Colonization and Emigration, the emigration of African Americans from western countries to the Caribbean and Africa is discussed in depth. Students will map the movement of people to and from the United States in this lesson, Mapping the Human Movement. Students will practice their skills in reading content to locate the data on African-American emigration. After placing the data in a chart, students will create a human movement map. They then will create another map using research on current immigration information.
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| Exploring Racism in America Lesson Plan |
| Grade levels: High school, grades 9-12 |
| Concentration area: History, Sociology |
| Both free and enslaved African Americans encountered many obstacles in the United States in the Nineteenth century. Colonization and Emigration describes many of the stereotypes, biases, and racist actions that African Americans faced during that time. In Exploring Racism in America, students will look at racism, stereotypes, and biases in their personal lives and in the U.S. media. Students will discuss examples of racism, exploring the types of stereotypes and biases that still exist in our society. They then will compare the United States today to the Nineteenth century.
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