A Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie

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Resource Title or Name: A Slave Ship Speaks: The Wreck of the Henrietta Marie

URL: http://www.africanaheritage.com/henriettamarie.asp

Source (Publisher): University of South Florida, Africana Heritage Project

Resource Author (as appropriate): Mel Fisher Maritime Heritage Society

Resource Publication Date (as appropriate): 2004, 2005

Entry Author: Saundra Harris

Entry Date: 11/11/08

Disciplinary Content / Subject: History

Grade Level: Designed for upper elementary and middle schools, however the activities can be upgraded for a higher level.

Descriptors: U. S. History, European History, World Studies, African History, Slavery, Genealogy, Leadership, Economics, American Government, Character Education, Law in American Society, Geography

Brief Description Resource:

The Mel Fisher Martime Heritage Society has prepared a series of innovative lesson plans that will spark interest in the important lessons that the Henrietta Marie can teach us about ourselves, our human experience, the slave trade, and its enduring cultural consequences in our society. The Henrietta Marie is the only shipwrecked merchant slave ship that has been discovered, identified and excavated in North America.