Long Time Coming: Creating a Monument to Abijah Prince

Details

Author
Michele Celani, Vickie Walsh
Topic/Subject Area
African American, Black Life; Slavery, Indenture; Death, Cemeteries, Monuments, Memorials
Historical Era
Colonial settlement, 1620–1762, Revolutionary America, 1763–1783
Grade Level
Middle School (6–8)
Creation Date
2017
Last Revision Date
2024

About This Lesson

Summary and Objective

Students will analyze a monument to enslaved people in Barrington, Rhode Island, and use primary and secondary sources to design a monument to Abijah Prince.