America Firsthand textbook 1. Read in the America Firsthand textbook: Harriet Jacobs, The Life of a Female Slave, Questions 1 through 5 on Primary Source Review Sheet Henry “Box” Brown, A Family Torn Apart by Slavery, Question 6 on Primary Source Review Sheet David Walker, An Appeal for Revolution, Question 6 on Primary Source Review […]
What elements of “freedom” do these authors/texts share in common, and how/why do other elements differ?
Topic Discuss and compare how we see the idea of “freedom” portrayed in the specific primary texts included in our course materials by Mary Rowlandson, Thomas Jefferson, and Harriet Jacobs. How do the authors define “freedom,” and why is it important to them? What contextual factors contributed to their idea of “freedom”? What elements of […]
Explore the theme of identity in one of the stories we have read and how does this shape the text, the author’s message, etc.?
Identity of a Slave Woman Explore the theme of identity in one of the stories we have read. How does this shape the text, the author’s message, etc.? You will use the narrative “Incidents in the Life of a Salve Girl” by Harriet Jacobs. She was a slave, a victim of mental, physical, and sexual […]