AAS.SS.4.E
Explain the impact of the convict leasing system on African Americans such as the Sugar Land 95.
Ethnic Studies: African American Studies · Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills (TEKS) · TEKS 2010
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Skills
- explain (the convict leasing system and its impact) #dok2
- describe (specific examples such as the Sugar Land 95) #dok1
- analyze (the effects of convict leasing on African Americans) #dok3
Learning Targets
- I can describe the convict leasing system and its basic characteristics. #dok1
- I can explain how the convict leasing system affected African Americans during and after Reconstruction. #dok2
- I can analyze the significance of the Sugar Land 95 as an example of the impact of convict leasing on African American communities. #dok3
Big Ideas
- The convict leasing system was a form of forced labor that replaced slavery and had profound social and economic effects on African American communities.
- Specific cases such as the Sugar Land 95 illustrate how the convict leasing system continued the exploitation and dehumanization of African Americans after Emancipation.
Essential Questions
- What was the convict leasing system and how did it operate in the United States?
- In what ways did the convict leasing system affect the lives and communities of African Americans after emancipation?
- Why is the story of the Sugar Land 95 significant in understanding the impact of convict leasing?
- How did convict leasing resemble or differ from earlier systems of forced labor like slavery?
- What long-term effects did the convict leasing system have on African American history and society?