Set on a rice plantation, this unattributed painting of a slave ceremony provides students with evidence of African and African-American life in the South. At least one slave's recounting of experiences on a southern plantation described her parents' marriage ceremony including a broomstick, which the couple jumped over.
{"Image DocumentName": "Set on a rice plantation, this unattributed painting of a slave ceremony provides students with evidence of African and African-American life in the South. At least one slave\u2019s recounting of experiences on a southern plantation described her parents\u2019 marriage ceremony including a broomstick, which the couple jumped over.", "Image ImageDescription": "1. Describe the actions of the people in this painting. What kind of ceremony might taking place? (Answers: men and women observing on the periphery; seated man playing musical instrument; man at the center of picture holding a stick (broomstick); woman in white at center appears to be smiling and holding a piece of material with the woman next to her; man and woman wearing formal attire at back right of image; possibly a wedding ceremony.) 2. What specifically can we learn about slave life on the plantation from this image? (Answers: evidence of slaves\u2019 living quarters from the outside (brown building); substantial distance of slaves\u2019 quarters from the main houses; ceremony depicted is indicative of sense of community existent among slaves.) 3. Are there examples of African and/or English cultural influences present in this painting? (Answers: clothing reflects both African heritage [head coverings, bare feet] and English influences [dresses, men\u2019s formal jackets]; two musical instruments possibly inspired by life in Africa; ceremonial use of stick.)", "Image XResolution": "37", "Image YResolution": "37", "Image ResolutionUnit": "Pixels/Centimeter", "Image Software": "SlidePlayer", "Image YCbCrPositioning": "Centered"}