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High School Level

Running Against the Odds, Sarah of St. Croix

Activity Type: Artwork, Map, Written Document
During the time of slavery in the Danish West Indies enslaved Africans regularly attempted to escape. At times, they succeeded. Danish West Indian authorities issued laws, such as the slave code of 1733, to sanction and punish such behavior. Slave owners used island newspapers to notify the community that…
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High School Level

Debating Monuments and Memorials in the USVI

Activity Type: Artwork
Memorials and monuments are part of every culture. In the territory they can be found within parks, at important sites, and within the townscape. They are erected to honor important figures, events, concepts, and other subjects. They are a form of public memory. They reflect the particularities of the…
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High School Level

Mary’s Fancy Sugar Plantation, Queens Quarter, St. Croix, ca. 1850

Activity Type: Artwork
Sugar was the mainstay of the Crucian economy until the 1960s. The crop was also cultivated throughout St. Thomas and St. John until the second half of the nineteenth century. This painting depicts the primary physical features of a typical sugar plantation estate: laborers in the cane fields, the…
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Lower Elementary Level

Analyze a Painting of St. Thomas by Camille Pissarro

Activity Type: Artwork
Jacob Abraham Camille Pissarro was born on July 10, 1830, in Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, Danish West Indies. He is well known for his contributions in the field of art. He was an impressionist painter. Impressionist artists paint an impression of what the landscape, person or object looks like…
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Lower Elementary Level

Analyze a Lithograph of Charlotte Amalie Harbor from 1850

Activity Type: Artwork
From the 1700s to present day, the economic success of St. Thomas was dependent on the maritime trade passing through its large and protected harbor. This artwork, from around 1850, shows the harbor at the peak of its prosperity under Danish rule, when it was frequented by both sailing…
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