thowell Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I am looking for something for 6th grade and up. I would like a video to give the kids a true understanding of what it was like to be a slave. Any ideas? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Milknhoney Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I haven't seen this since I was a girl, and I don't even know if it is available on video... but there was a mini series on tv a long time ago called the Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman. It opens during the civil rights movement when she is a very old woman and then flashes back to her girlhood during the civil war. I watched it every year when it came on tv and was enthralled. Just looked on Amazon and it IS available on DVD: http://www.amazon.com/Autobiography-Miss-Jane-Pittman/dp/B0006IIOHC/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1310088230&sr=8-5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thowell Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 Thanks, I will check it out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5knights3maidens Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I don't know if this is more for older kids/adults but how about "Roots"? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thowell Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 That was my first choice. However, it is so long it would take several class periods to watch it all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cynful Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I have on my DVR the Slave Narratives. I think its an HBO show. I'm not sure how old your kids are OR if you'd find it appropriate, but I've watched it (a long time ago) and it really left a huge impression on me. Both of mine (ds14 & dd11) will watch this in the next month or two as we hit that subject. Here is the link on Netflix: http://movies.netflix.com/WiMovie/Unchained_Memories_Slave_Narratives/60026512?trkid=2361637 Good luck finding what works for you, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelAR05 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 It may be too graphic and I saw it as an adult, but Amistad left a profound impression on me. Not sure what it is rated. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mama2Many4 Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I plan on getting "Roots". It would take several class periods to watch, but it's the most in depth I think. http://www.amazon.com/Roots-Four-Disc-Anniversary-LeVar-Burton/dp/B000NA21S6/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310097653&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twoxcell Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 I think you should make the time to watch Roots. I remember my mom having us watch it for school. Amistad is excellent also but it is more graphic in parts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thowell Posted July 8, 2011 Author Share Posted July 8, 2011 Thanks ladies. I will check these all out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 Autobiography of Miss Jane Pitman is on instant Netflix, fwiw. I loved it as a teen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cschnee Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 We did watch Roots this year (grade 6.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creekmom Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 My kids LOVED Brother Future. It starts out with a "cool" black teen (present day) in a big city who gets hit by a car and is suddenly transported back to pre civil war days on a plantation. -Of course, everyone makes fun of him because he's wearing shades, has funny looking clothes- uses a strange accent, etc. (think Back to the Future). It's funny, but he learns some life-changing lessons about what it was really like to be a slave. I highly recommend it! http://www.amazon.com/Brother-Future-Artist-Not-Provided/dp/B000FTY4KS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1310134204&sr=8-1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NittanyJen Posted July 8, 2011 Share Posted July 8, 2011 How about the post-reconstruction period? I remember watching, "Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry" as a kid, and finally getting that all the issues didn't magically disappear at the end of the war. I have my 5th grader reading it now; we are studying ancients now, but he's reading it as literature since he's the right age for it. Jen http://hillandalefarmschool.blogspot.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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