How Did Yoruba Cultural Values Influence the Building of Africatown?
Mystery
Historians identify. In this lesson, students will identify how the Clotilda Africans incorporated many of the Yoruba cultural values they had learned as…
Overview
Historians identify. In this lesson, students will identify how the Clotilda Africans incorporated many of the Yoruba cultural values they had learned as children in West Africa into their new community. They will be able to provide evidence to answer the mystery question: "How did Yoruba cultural values influence the building of Africatown?"
Grade Levels
- K-5
Learning Objectives
- Identify cultural values
- Analyze primary sources for key details
- Explain how culture impacts a society
- Gather evidence to answer the question: “How did Yoruba cultural values influence the building of Africatown?”