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IMPORTANT NOTE Please preview episodes and select age-appropriate scenes before viewing the series with your students. ELEMENTARY CLASSROOMS Suggested scenes from Episode 6, Home: Beginning - 5:50 25:10 - 30:34 30:35 - 34:20 38:30 - end ELEMENTARY Viewing Questions 1. Why was the new colony established by British abolitionists called Freetown? 2. An “elder” is an older person who is valued for their wisdom and life experiences and who is influential in their community. Using examples from the series, describe how Daddy Moses fulfills the role of an elder of the Black Loyalist community. Find out more about Daddy Moses on the CBC Book of Negroes Companion Features – Portraits and Passages: http://www.cbc.ca/bookofnegroes/characters/daddy-moses 3. How does Aminata react to witnessing the ongoing slave trade in West Africa? 4. Aminata redefines her understanding of home as “what I would do with and for my people.” What do you think she meant by this? 5. When Aminata arrives in England in 1803, the British abolition movement is well underway. Describe the position of white British abolitionists on enslavement and the strategies they used to try to put an end to the African slave trade. 70
6. The story ends with Aminata reuniting with her daughter May, who was sold away from her. How do you think they both felt after being separated for 33 years? 7. Does Solomon Lindo finally make peace with his past? If so, how does he achieve this? ELEMENTARY 8. How does Aminata become a “new kind of djeli” in England? Activities/Extensions Reflection: Understanding Media Watch these video clips of interviews with Book of Negroes author Lawrence Hill and Clement Virgo, the director of the CBC series: http://www.cbc.ca/bookofnegroes/blog/cbc-connects-lawrence-hill-and-creators-on-adapting-thebook-of-negroes-for http://www.cbc.ca/bookofnegroes/blog/asha-tomlinson-speaks-with-lawrence-hill http://www.cbc.ca/bookofnegroes/blog/asha-tomlinson-speaks-with-clement-virgo What questions would you ask Book of Negroes author Lawrence Hill and director Clement Virgo about the process of adapting the book for television? 71
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