African American Life in the Pee Dee Before the Civil War

Third graders examine the life of the African American in the Pee Dee region during slavery.  In this slavery instructional activity, 3rd graders explore primary and secondary documents related to the topic and create a timeline of when slavery first appeared in South Carolina.  Students construct a quilt square that will describe their lives and put together to form a class quilt.  This instructional activity is specific to resources in South Carolina.