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Activity: Should We Go or Should We Stay?
“Africa for the Africans, those at home
and abroad.”
– Marcus Garvey, Pan-Africanist,
Speech at Madison Square Garden,
March 16, 1924
“Africa! Africa! Africa! Africa my
motherland!”
ELEMENTARY
– Lailah Gifty Akita
British abolitionists encouraged Black
Loyalists to relocate to Sierra Leone. This
advertisement was published to persuade
free Black people to join the exodus.
Examine the image of the original
document dated August 2, 1791 from the
Nova Scotia Archives:
http://novascotia.ca/archives/virtual/african
ns/archives.asp?ID=44
Then read and analyze the transcribed text
(in the left sidebar, look for Documents and
then locate Sierra Leone Ad under Official
Documents and Proclamations):
http://blackloyalist.com/cdc/index.htm
Organize a community meeting of Black
Loyalists to discuss the pros and cons of
staying in Nova Scotia or relocating to
Sierra Leone.
Hold the community meeting and have each group present.
Review and use the rules of community
circles to govern the class activity.
The class is divided into four groups to
prepare arguments – for staying in Nova
Scotia, against staying in Nova Scotia,
for relocating to Sierra Leone, against
relocating to Sierra Leone. Each
group’s argument should include a
statement outlining why their view is
correct.
When the community meeting is over, have students write a persuasive letter to persuade Black
Loyalists to stay in Nova Scotia or go to Sierra Leone.
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