These lesson plans delve deep into the pivotal event of the 1878 Fireburn, a very significant labor uprising in the Virgin Islands, rooted in struggles for human and labor rights. The Fireburn remains a testament in Virign Islands history of the courage of estate laborers such as Mary Thomas, Axeline Salomon, Mathilde McBean, and Susanna Abramson. The students will be taken through the socio-political landscape of the former Danish West Indies through interactive activities, multimedia resources, and critical discussions that understand the events leading up to the uprising and its profound aftermath. This module is to be designed with the purpose of educating but, at the same time, encouraging pride and recognition from those who sacrificed so much by standing up against their own oppression and daring to imagine a more equitable life,, giving way to the current freedoms that exist today in the Virgin Islands of the United States.
- Subject:
- Applied Science
- Arts and Humanities
- Education
- History
- Literature
- Philosophy
- Virgin Islands Culture
- Virgin Islands History
- Material Type:
- Activity/Lab
- Lecture Notes
- Lesson
- Primary Source
- Author:
- Stephanie Chalana Brown
- Date Added:
- 09/29/2023