Shane Freeman
Shane Freeman teaches eighth-grade North Carolina and U.S. History at Reidsville Middle School in Reidsville, North Carolina. He has worked for the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources at Roanoke Island Festival Park as Lead Historic Interpreter and Historic Researcher.
Shane holds a Masters degree in American history and African history from West Virginia University. He has written extensively on the transition of land ownership from native populations to European powers, and the historic reconstruction of ancient cultures.
Resources created by Shane Freeman
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- An account of the slave trade on the coast of Africa
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.6
- Excerpt from a book by a former surgeon on a slave ship, describing the horrors of the Middle Passage from Africa to America. Historical commentary is included. Warning: This document may not be suitable for all ages. Please use discretion.
- Format: book/primary source
- Commentary and sidebar notes by Shane Freeman.
- Current events in Africa
- In this lesson for grade seven, students find two news stories about a current event in Africa: one from an American media source and one from an African media source. Students compare the two to gain an understanding of cultural bias and perspective.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 7 English Language Arts, Information Skills, and Social Studies)
- By Shane Freeman.
- Leo Africanus describes Timbuktu
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.2
- Sixteenth-century description of the West African trading city of Timbuktu by a Spanish-born Muslim. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: book/primary source
- Commentary and sidebar notes by Shane Freeman.
- Olaudah Equiano remembers West Africa
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.4
- Excerpt from a book written by a freed slave in the late eighteenth century, with memories of his boyhood in Guinea. Describes the government, culture, religion, architecture, and agriculture of the region. Primary source includes historical commentary.
- Format: book/primary source
- Commentary and sidebar notes by Shane Freeman.
- Slavery and bias in historic West Africa: A case of he said, he said
- In this lesson, students will examine three primary source documents concerning West African history, and will work to discover the similarities and differences between the documents. Students will discover the biases revealed by the authors of the documents.
- Format: lesson plan (grade 8 Social Studies)
- By Shane Freeman.
- Venture Smith describes his enslavement
- In Colonial North Carolina, page 4.5
- Excerpt from a late eighteenth-century book by a freed slave in Connecticut. Describes his capture and enslavement at the age of six. Includes historical commentary.
- Format: book/primary source
- Commentary and sidebar notes by Shane Freeman.
