This Web Quest is designed to get you to think about how historic events can inform our present - do we pave over the past and forget it OR do we reflect upon it and preserve it for future generations?
By the end of this Web Quest, you will have explored multiple web resources to: * Research the story of Gabriel Prosser * Synthesize information about the historical importance of: - Gabriel's rebellion - Richmond's African Burial Ground - Lumpkin's Jail - Richmond's Slave Trail - the archeological evidence relative to these sites * Develop insight and opinions about this historic area * Express your informed opinion about what to do/how to preserve this historic area: - in a letter to the editor of the Richmond-Times Dispatch - in a mock town hall meeting