The Abeng Minority Culture Lounge Curriculum
Thank you for your interest in learning more about the history of the Abeng Minority Culture Lounge and the information included in the multicultural lounge.
We hope you discover more ways to answer the call of the Abeng.
Welcome to the Abeng Minority Culture Lounge Curriculum!
Last Updated: Fall 2023
This document includes an expanded version of the information included in the Abeng Storytelling Elements, diving deeper into the historical timeline of Black and African American people in the United States, providing more musical context for the soundtrack of the multicultural lounge, and additional information on the inclusion of artwork in the space.
We encourage you to explore this curriculum on your own, with a group, or even a classroom setting. Included in each section are multiple reflection questions which provide opportunities for you to reflect on your own or in groups.
Table of Contents
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Introduction
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Timeline – Black and African American History
- The Transatlantic Slave Trade Era
- Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Reflection Questions
- Abolitionist Movement
- Dred Scott v. Sandford (1857)
- Abolitionist Movement Reflection Questions
- Black Codes and Jim Crow Era
- Redlining and Housing Discrimination
- Black Codes and Jim Crow Reflection Questions
- The Civil Rights Movement
- Civil Rights Movement Reflection Questions
- Post-Civil Rights Era
- The War on Drugs
- Barack Obama
- The Black Lives Matter Movement
- History and Action
- Post Civil Rights Era Reflection Questions
- The Transatlantic Slave Trade Era
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Black Liberation Music: Historical to Contemporary
- Work Songs of Slavery
- The Harlem Renaissance
- Civil Rights Era
- Contemporary Voices
- Music Wall
- Black Liberation Music: Historical to Contemporary
- Reflection Questions
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Artwork
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Additional Resources