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This companion is presented in four lessons. Use your desktop or tablet to go deeper with QUEEN SUGAR into these lessons and activities.
LESSON ONE
Legacy of the Land
Farmland is an essential part of the Bordelon family’s legacy in QUEEN SUGAR. Let’s see how the fictional town of St. Josephine fits into the real historical timeline of American farming, the plantation economy, sharecropping and The Great Migration.
LESSON THREE
Honor the Ancestors
and Their Ways
Nova Bordelon comes from a long line of healers, herbalists and diviners. Take a deep dive into how QUEEN SUGAR showcases ancestral religious practices that are drawn from Indigenous African religions.
EXTENDED LESSON
What Are Little
Boys Made Of?
Let's explore how QUEEN SUGAR takes great care in each season to tackle, debate and dismantle the pitfalls of toxic masculinity through storylines involving its male lead characters and how you can make the same impact in your community.
LESSON TWO
City of Protest
When the students of St. Josephine High School take a knee to protest police brutality in their town, they become a part of the rich history of rebellion and protest movements that have created social change in New Orleans. This lesson tackles the role art plays in creating social change and follows the history of multiple protest movements in southern Louisiana.
Queen Sugar and King Cotton
South Louisiana is sugarcane country; in the nineteenth century, if cotton was considered king, sugar was queen. Explore the history of sugarcane farming on the land where QUEEN SUGAR was filmed.
Extended Lesson
A Little Lower
Than Angels
When Mrs. Phan hires Ralph Angel to work at her Seafood Processing Plant QUEEN SUGAR viewers are introduced to the culture and history of Vietnamese immigrants in New Orleans.
LESSON FOUR
Until Everybody's Free
In this lesson learners will explore challenges the formerly incarcerated face upon reentry and identify factors that contribute to recidivism.
Extended Lesson
Beat the Drum
Beyond being a gathering place, Congo Square is a historically significant and sacred place—physically, creatively and spiritually. Let's learn more about its history and connection to African ancestry.
Hover over the icons to dive into our lessons.
Ready to experience the QUEEN SUGAR learning companion?
Click on the icons!
This companion is presented in four lessons. Use your desktop or tablet to go deeper with QUEEN SUGAR into these lessons and activities.
LESSON ONE
Legacy of the Land
Farmland is an essential part of the Bordelon family’s legacy in QUEEN SUGAR. Let’s see how the fictional town of St. Josephine fits into the real historical timeline of American farming, the plantation economy, sharecropping and The Great Migration.
LESSON THREE
Honor the Ancestors
and Their Ways
Nova Bordelon comes from a long line of healers, herbalists and diviners. Take a deep dive into how QUEEN SUGAR showcases ancestral religious practices that are drawn from Indigenous African religions.
EXTENDED LESSON
What Are Little
Boys Made Of?
Let's explore how QUEEN SUGAR takes great care in each season to tackle, debate and dismantle the pitfalls of toxic masculinity through storylines involving its male lead characters and how you can make the same impact in your community.
LESSON TWO
City of Protest
When the students of St. Josephine High School take a knee to protest police brutality in their town, they become a part of the rich history of rebellion and protest movements that have created social change in New Orleans. This lesson tackles the role art plays in creating social change and follows the history of multiple protest movements in southern Louisiana.
Queen Sugar and King Cotton
South Louisiana is sugarcane country; in the nineteenth century, if cotton was considered king, sugar was queen. Explore the history of sugarcane farming on the land where QUEEN SUGAR was filmed.
Extended Lesson
A Little Lower
Than Angels
When Mrs. Phan hires Ralph Angel to work at her Seafood Processing Plant QUEEN SUGAR viewers are introduced to the culture and history of Vietnamese immigrants in New Orleans.
LESSON FOUR
Until Everybody's Free
In this lesson learners will explore challenges the formerly incarcerated face upon reentry and identify factors that contribute to recidivism.
Extended Lesson
Beat the Drum
Beyond being a gathering place, Congo Square is a historically significant and sacred place—physically, creatively and spiritually. Let's learn more about its history and connection to African ancestry.
Hover over the icons to dive into our lessons.
Ready to experience the QUEEN SUGAR learning companion?
Click on the icons!
This companion is presented in four lessons. Use your desktop or tablet to go deeper with QUEEN SUGAR into these lessons and activities.
LESSON ONE
Legacy of the Land
Farmland is an essential part of the Bordelon family’s legacy in QUEEN SUGAR. Let’s see how the fictional town of St. Josephine fits into the real historical timeline of American farming, the plantation economy, sharecropping and The Great Migration.
LESSON THREE
Honor the Ancestors
and Their Ways
Nova Bordelon comes from a long line of healers, herbalists and diviners. Take a deep dive into how QUEEN SUGAR showcases ancestral religious practices that are drawn from Indigenous African religions.
EXTENDED LESSON
What Are Little
Boys Made Of?
Let's explore how QUEEN SUGAR takes great care in each season to tackle, debate and dismantle the pitfalls of toxic masculinity through storylines involving its male lead characters and how you can make the same impact in your community.
LESSON TWO
City of Protest
When the students of St. Josephine High School take a knee to protest police brutality in their town, they become a part of the rich history of rebellion and protest movements that have created social change in New Orleans. This lesson tackles the role art plays in creating social change and follows the history of multiple protest movements in southern Louisiana.
Extended Lesson
A Little Lower
Than Angels
When Mrs. Phan hires Ralph Angel to work at her Seafood Processing Plant QUEEN SUGAR viewers are introduced to the culture and history of Vietnamese immigrants in New Orleans.
LESSON FOUR
Until Everybody's Free
In this lesson learners will explore challenges the formerly incarcerated face upon reentry and identify factors that contribute to recidivism.
Extended Lesson
Beat the Drum
Beyond being a gathering place, Congo Square is a historically significant and sacred place—physically, creatively and spiritually. Let's learn more about its history and connection to African ancestry.