Online Exhibit Assignment Reflection
I found the online exhibit assignment really interesting and useful. I had to write my insights on 5 things that popped out to me while going through the online exhibit. Each gallery offered numerous information on slavery back in the 1800s in New York. The first gallery talked about the Atlantic Slave Trade and how many Africans were enslaved in the Americas, which came out to about 12 million! I feel like I learned so much about slavery in New York, like how it took 88 years for slavery to even be abolished. That's crazy! There was also one gallery showing how much New York changed in nearly a decade. There was a picture that was taken in 1818 where New York looked so peaceful and there weren't as many people roaming around. The other picture, taken in 1827, showed literal chaos. Like I mentioned in the assignment, you couldn't even see the streets anymore because there were too many people. until now, New York is pure and total chaos, but is still a beauty. What's so great about these two pictures is that is shows how much New York's society changed and helped it evolve into what it is today. It's purely fascinating. My favorite gallery was gallery 8, where I read about different stories of people who lived through slavery. The one that really caught my attention was Caesar, who was 115 when he died. He outlived three slave masters and stayed enslaved until he eventually passed away. This was definitely my favorite assignment out of the 6 weeks I was taking this class. Since I'm not a very big fan of history, I found this as a fun way of learning and it really dove me in deep into the information. I do feel like this assignment helped me out academically, and if assignment were always this interactive, I can definitely see myself falling in love with this subject. Here are my insights from 5 things that caught my attention in this online exhibit:
1. In gallery 1, it talked about the Atlantic Slave Trade and New York City. What stood out to me was how the amount of Africans enslaved and captured in the Americas came out to 12 million. For about 400 years, there were 80 or more Africans captured/enslaved per day. This is insane, thinking that our population just in California alone is about 39 million so we're talking about 1/3 of CA's population alone is equivalent to how many were captured in the America's during the 1800's.
2. Also in gallery 1, another part stood out to me stating that by 1800, the first international human rights movement against the slave trade evolved. By 1888, the New World has been abolished of all slavery. It's crazy to think that it took 88 years for slavery to be abolished.
3. Another thing that stood out to me was gallery 3 and the ad for runaway slaves. I liked how when I rolled over some of the text, it gave me a better meaning of what the ad is saying because the way things were spelled made it hard to read. It's crazy how specific these ads were, but it made sense because they're trying to catch a slave and even offered money in return. It's also smart that they offered more money as a reward for capturing the slave out of town.
4. In gallery 7, I observed the two pictures from New York, one taken in 1818 and another taken in 1827. Almost a decade later and so much has changed. In the first picture, it looks so peaceful and there weren't as many people strolling around. In the second picture taken almost 10 years later, it's literal chaos. You can't even see the street anymore. What I really liked about these pictures is that it really shows how much society has changed and how much New York has evolved to what it is today.
5. I was reading through gallery 8 and read about all these different people. The one that stood out to me the most was Caesar. He apparently outlived three slave masters and stayed enslaved until he died at the age of 115. It's so crazy how he lived through all of that, thinking that a lot of slaves don't make it through even half a lifetime because they either get worked to death or get mistreated to the point when it kills them. It was very inspiring to hear Caesar's story.
1. In gallery 1, it talked about the Atlantic Slave Trade and New York City. What stood out to me was how the amount of Africans enslaved and captured in the Americas came out to 12 million. For about 400 years, there were 80 or more Africans captured/enslaved per day. This is insane, thinking that our population just in California alone is about 39 million so we're talking about 1/3 of CA's population alone is equivalent to how many were captured in the America's during the 1800's.
2. Also in gallery 1, another part stood out to me stating that by 1800, the first international human rights movement against the slave trade evolved. By 1888, the New World has been abolished of all slavery. It's crazy to think that it took 88 years for slavery to be abolished.
3. Another thing that stood out to me was gallery 3 and the ad for runaway slaves. I liked how when I rolled over some of the text, it gave me a better meaning of what the ad is saying because the way things were spelled made it hard to read. It's crazy how specific these ads were, but it made sense because they're trying to catch a slave and even offered money in return. It's also smart that they offered more money as a reward for capturing the slave out of town.
4. In gallery 7, I observed the two pictures from New York, one taken in 1818 and another taken in 1827. Almost a decade later and so much has changed. In the first picture, it looks so peaceful and there weren't as many people strolling around. In the second picture taken almost 10 years later, it's literal chaos. You can't even see the street anymore. What I really liked about these pictures is that it really shows how much society has changed and how much New York has evolved to what it is today.
5. I was reading through gallery 8 and read about all these different people. The one that stood out to me the most was Caesar. He apparently outlived three slave masters and stayed enslaved until he died at the age of 115. It's so crazy how he lived through all of that, thinking that a lot of slaves don't make it through even half a lifetime because they either get worked to death or get mistreated to the point when it kills them. It was very inspiring to hear Caesar's story.