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Thursday, October 13, 2016
Culture and Information Literacy Video
This is a video I created (with help from the school's video production team) for my introductory Information Literacy class. It was meant to broach the subject of Culture and Information Literacy.
It can be used to generate a discussion or as a reflection writing assignment catalyst.
I would LOVE feedback on this please.
Monday, September 5, 2016
Book Review: The Other Slavery
Hardcover: 448 pages
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (April 12, 2016) Language: English ISBN-10: 0547640986 ISBN-13: 978-0547640983 Product Dimensions: 6 x 1.5 x 9 inches |
- History
- Economics
- Law
- Political Science
The book covers the rape of the Caribbean and how, once the local population was exhausted, the need for more slaves drove the Spanish to raid nearby lands and import slaves.
Map of slaving expeditions in the Caribbean 1510-1540 |
Image from The Other Slavery |
Image from The Other Slavery |
The Spanish soon discovered Silver in Mexico and this caused the need for massive amounts of slave labor. The from Northern Mexico were used in massive numbers for this purpose. Mining, smelting and other labor was done by these slaves.
The system slowly turned to one of peonage. This new version of other slavery lasted well into the 20th century and probably exists today as well.
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