STRATFORD HALL PLANTATION SEMINAR ON SLAVERY
July 22, 2001 - August 3, 2001
The seminar is designed to help teachers of history and social studies
grades 4-12 and museum educators employed full time in a public history
setting to incorporate the history of African-American slavery into
their programs.  Although the main focus will be the history of slavery
in Virginia, the seminar will provide participants with a general study
of slavery in America.
Topics will include: the origins of slavery in North America, slavery
and religion, the slave family, slave narratives, urban slavery
(including a tour of Colonial Williamsburg), slave revolts, Jefferson
and slavery, the relationship between enslaved people and slave holders,
the archaeology of slavery, and the relationship of free African
Americans to those in bondage.
Through lectures, discussions, field trips, readings, and projects, the
participants will have the unique opportunity to interact with
historians in the field enabling them to gain new insights into the
experience of slavery. The emotional and, at times, interpretative
nature of the subject matter will challenge the participants to confront
both themselves and one another so that the history of slavery can be
presented with honesty, fairness, and sensitivity in their classrooms
and museum programs.
The director of the seminar will be Dr. Philip J. Schwarz, professor of
History at Virginia Commonwealth University and author of _Twice
Condemned: Slaves and Criminal Law of Virginia, 1705-1865_ in addition
to other topical studies of slavery. His most recent book is _Migrants
Against Slavery: Virginians and the Nation_. Renowned scholars in the
field of
Slavery, including historians, archaeologists, and museum professionals
will engage the participants in interactive sessions.  Applications:
Complete applications must be received by February 26, 2001, and all
applicants will be notified of their status during the second week in
April.
Questions about the seminar may be directed to Slavery Seminar Staff at
[log in to unmask], (804) 493-1558 or FAX (804) 493-8006.
(Snail-mail address: Education Office, duPont Library, Stratford Hall
Plantation, Stratford, VA 22558.) See the education page at the
Stratford Hall Plantation Web site--<www.stratfordhall.org>--for a full
description of the seminar and for an online application blank. Some
coverage of the 2000 seminar is available at
<http://www.stratalum.org/>.

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