The Myrtles Plantation and the "Haunted South"
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The document explores the historical context of the South, focusing on the societal hierarchy and the legacy of slavery, particularly at the Myrtles Plantation. It discusses the influence of these histories on ghost stories and how they reflect the anxieties of contemporary society regarding race and exploitation. Additionally, it raises questions about the ownership of land and the narratives surrounding haunted places in the South.
The Myrtles Plantation and the "Haunted South"
- 2. HOW MIGHT THE SOUTHS PAST INFLUENCE THE STORIES TOLD BY RESIDENTS OF THE REGION?
- 3. 2LIFE IN THE OLD SOUTH IN 1860, THERE WERE 12 MILLION PEOPLE IN THE SOUTH (4 MILLION SLAVES) LIVING IN A HIERARCHAL SOCIETY... GREAT PLANTERS FEWER THAN 2,500 SUCH PLANTERS IN THE SOUTH OWNED 100 TO 500 SLAVES (OR MORE) PLANTERS SMALL FARMERS FEWER THAN 50,000 WHO OWNED 20-100 SLAVES CAN, MAYBE, BUY 1 OR 2 SLAVES
- 4. 3:12 HOW IS SOUTHERN SOCIETY DEPICTED IN THIS CLIP FROM GONE WITH THE WIND?
- 6. 5THE PECULIAR INSTITUTION YOUNG MALE SLAVES WERE SCARCE IN COLONIAL AMERICA FEMALE SLAVES OUTNUMBERED MEN IN FIELDS OWNERSHIP OF SLAVE BODY WAS INHERENT IN CONCEPT OF SLAVERY WHITE SOCIETY BELIEVED SLAVE WOMEN TO BE LUSTFUL AND HYPER-SEXUAL SLAVERY WAS A DEVASTATING EXPERIENCE ...
- 7. 6:41 WHAT WAS LIFE LIKE FOR THE SLAVE?
- 8. 7SOUTHERN RACIAL CARICATURES JEZEBEL MAMMY TRAGIC MULATTO SEXUALLY PRECOCIOUS SLAVE MOTHERLY SLAVE ALLURING BECAUSE OF MIXED-RACE SOUTHERN SOCIETY CONSTRUCTED RACIAL CARICATURES OF SLAVES...
- 9. THE ANTEBELLUM SOUTH THE GHOST STORIES Chloe of the Myrtles Plantation GhostGirl fromthe Myrtles Plantation SlaveQuarters oftheMagnoliaPlantation AuntAgnes of the MagnoliaPlantation 9:01
- 10. 4:44 HOW DOES THE MYRTLES PLANTATION APPROACH ITS HAUNTED PAST?
- 13. 0:42TRIO OF 'GHOST FEET' SPOTTED WALKING THROUGH A 'HAUNTED HOUSE'
- 14. 13CONFRONTING OUR PAST WHO TRULY OWNS THE LAND ON WHICH AMERICANS LIVE? STORIES OF HAUNTED INDIAN BURIAL GROUND HIDES ANXIETIES AMERICANS FACE THE GHOSTS OF THEIR PAST THROUGH TALES ANOTHER MYRTLES STORY INVOLVES A YOUNG NATIVE AMERICAN WOMAN AND AN INDIAN BURIAL GROUND...
- 15. 14THE POWER OF HAUNTED PLANTATIONS GHOST STORIES OF HAUNTED PLANTATIONS ARE POPULAR BECAUSE... #1 #2 THESE GHOST STORIES INCORPORATE NOSTALGIA FOR THE ANTEBELLUM SOUTH BUT, AND IN PART, BECAUSE THESE GHOST STORIES RAISE ISSUES REGARDING EXPLOITATION OF AFRICAN SLAVE HISTORY
- 16. ARE GHOST STORIES FEATURING AFRICAN SLAVES AN EXPLOITATION OF AFRICAN SLAVE HISTORY?
- 17. NEXT CLASS: GETTYSBURG AND THE HAUNTED BATTLEFIELD HOMEWORK: NONE