History of Black women in P.E.I. now part of the province’s school curriculum [Video]

Students and teachers in Prince Edward Island now have access to a new curriculum focused on the history of Black women in the province. 

The material was developed as part of the Black Women’s History Project and includes three lesson plans for Grade 8 social studies classes. 

Topics include the transatlantic slave trade, life through the lens of an enslaved woman in P.E.I., and the resilience and resistance of newly freed slaves who lived in The Bog area of Charlottetown. 

Debbie Langston, a diversity consultant with the provincial Department of Education and one of the project leads, hopes teachers and students will learn as much about the history of Black Islanders as she did while she was helping to develop the lessons.