Lesson plan

Expressions of Bahamian Identity

Adaptable to all grade levels

How do artists tell stories about who we are? This lesson explores Bahamian history—piracy, the Eleutheran Adventurers, the arrival of Loyalists, slavery, and emancipation—through the eyes of visual artists who grapple with identity and belonging.

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