2 of 21

Aim of the e-module,

“Black History is Northamptonshire’s History”

To gain knowledge and understanding of the historical development of Northamptonshire
To gain an understanding of a wider cultural heritage that needs to be explored
To promote an understanding of events not part of the wider curriculum
To support students to develop skills in investigating, researching, analysis and evaluating sources
*Contents Warning*

3 of 21

What are the different types of History?

For example: Art history

Medieval history

4 of 21

Lesson 1: An introduction to the Slave Trade and its links to Northamptonshire

Learning Objectives:

To understand what the Transatlantic Slave Trade was and its links to Britain
To use the UCL database to research slave traders in Britain
To be able to write down clearly new knowledge gained

5 of 21

Lesson 1: An introduction to the Slave Trade and its links to Northamptonshire – Activity 1�

Question: in the video, its states, the slaves came to ‘our country’. Which country is that?

Activity 1: Watch the video and write down at least 2 things you have learnt.

Activity 2: What do you think about Slave traders living in Northamptonshire?

6 of 21

Lesson 1: An introduction to the Slave Trade and its links to Northamptonshire – Activity 3

https://www.ucl.ac.uk/lbs/

7 of 21

Lesson 1: An introduction to the Slave Trade and its links to Northamptonshire

Homework for lesson 1:
Click on the link and play the video:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/teach/class-clips-video/history-ks3-ks4-britains-forgotten-slave-owners-1830-slavery/z4f76v4

Write down 4-6 new things you learnt from this lesson

8 of 21

Lesson 2: Northampton’s Hero, Walter Tull

Learning Objectives:

To recognise key features about Walter Tull’s life and career
To search for locations and buildings related to Walter Tull’s life
To be able to navigate the Walter Tull website
To write or draw own hero using resources from the activity booklet

9 of 21

Lesson 2: Northampton’s Hero, Walter Tull�

Activity 1: Reflect on lesson 1 – what did you learn?

Activity 2: Watch the video clip and write down the ways in which life was difficult for Walter Tull. Think about his daily life, life as a footballer and life as a soldier.

10 of 21

Lesson 2: Northampton’s Hero, Walter Tull: Activity 3

11 of 21

Lesson 2: Northampton’s Hero, Walter Tull: Activity 4

https://waltertull.org/

12 of 21

Lesson 2: Northampton’s Hero, Walter Tull

Homework for lesson 2:

Watch the clip from the Black Heroes Foundation and write/draw your hero

13 of 21

Lesson Three: The Windrush Generation

Learning Objectives:

To be able to answer questions relating to the Windrush Generation
To recognise bias in newspaper reporting and begin to understand the reasons behind this as historians
To create own news clips about the events of June 1948 either with a one-sided view or a balanced view

14 of 21

�Lesson Three: The Windrush Generation�

Activity 1: Reflect on lesson 2 – what did you learn?

Activity 2: Watch the clip and answer the questions in the Activity Booklet. You may need to watch the clip more than once!

15 of 21

Lesson Three: The Windrush Generation – Activity 3

How did the news at the time prevent the people coming from abroad?
In your activity booklets, you will find scripts from the BBC Home Service news for 22^nd June 1948.

Activity: read through the news scripts in your booklet.

Does the script give you the full story of the arrivals?
Does the script change at all? Why might that be? Think about why this happened, how might the audiences have reacted to each one?

16 of 21

Lesson Three: The Windrush Generation – decoding sources

WHO – Who produced the source?
WHERE – Where was it produced?
WHEN – When was it produced?
WHAT – What type of source is it?
WHY – Why was it produced?
HOW – How does it help our understanding of the

past?

17 of 21

Lesson Three: The Windrush Generation

Homework for lesson 3: Get Posting!
You are a reporter for a newspaper in June 1948. Write a series of Facebook posts that might have appeared in the news about the new arrivals on the Empire Windrush. Are you going to present one point of view, or a balanced point of view?

18 of 21

Lesson four: Power and Protest –

The Black Lives Matter Campaign

Learning Objectives:

To use contemporary newspaper reports to understand differences in reporting through time
To create own protest banner/placard
To consolidate all knowledge learnt in these lessons to create a poster celebrating black history

19 of 21

Lesson four: Power and Protest –

The Black Lives Matter Campaign�

Activity 1: Reflect on lesson 3 – what did you learn?

Activity 2: What is the Black Lives Matter Campaign?
Watch the clip and design your own placard/banner in your activity booklet

20 of 21

Lesson four: Power and Protest –

The Black Lives Matter Campaign

Activity 3: Read through the news snippets from around Northamptonshire about the BLM protests.
How are they presented?
One sided?
Balanced view?
If you are working with a partner, discuss this with them.

21 of 21

Lesson four: Power and Protest –

The Black Lives Matter Campaign

What have you learnt from these lessons?
Final activity: Create a poster celebrating black history in Northamptonshire and beyond using all of the resources provided in the lessons.