Mychalene, We have been actively conducting Living Historical Interpretation of 18th century African - American Life for over fifteen years now. Our interpreters use a variety of historical settings, reproduction items, and a fully reconstructed and furnished slave quater at the Carter's Grove Plantation site. I would recommend that you first get on the web and go to the new Colonial Williamsburg Site (http://www.history.org). From the Home Page you can go to either the "Historical Almanack" or the "Teachers Resource Area". I believe that there is a full lesson plan on African American Life which can be downloaded and which was developed for our new electronic field-trips program. There is also an electronic bulletin Board for school kids to post queries on the electronic field trip topics , many of which include subjects on African - American Life. I also do not want to ignore my nearby colleagues. The new Monticello web site (http://www.monticello.org) is fantastic! You will find tremendous context in this site which focuses on Jefferson and the daily functions of his household. In the additional resources section you can find a list of topics including resources on slave life at Monticello. If you want to know what Colonial Williamsburg provides to teachers before school visit you should contact our Director of School & Group Services at the Colonial Williamsburg address in my signature block for further information. Dave David Harvey Conservator of Metals & Arms Colonial Williamsburg Foundation P.O. Box 1776 Williamsburg, VA 23187-1776 USA voice: 804-220-7039 e-mail: [log in to unmask]