In the 1930s, different historians, folklorists, and others as a part of the Works Progress Administration, made a point to interview the aging population of black Americans who were alive before the Civil War and remembered slavery. They collected more than 2,300 narratives and memoirs called the WPA American Slave Narratives. They are available in their entirety on the Library of Congress’s website. I am providing you with 11 selections of men and women telling their stories about life before the Civil War.
Your assignment is to write a
3 page essay
examining the narratives I have provided answering this question:
in what ways were the roles of African American men significantly different from women before the Civil War?
There are many ways to approach this essay, but my recommendation is to approach the topic thematically. Pick 2-3 themes, like family, work, or health, etc., create an argument and use the sources to support your argument.
Students will be evaluated on their thesis, their ability to use the sources to support their thesis, their overall comprehensive approach to the topic, as well as their clarity of writing.
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1. In the 1930s, different historians, folklorists, and others as a
part of the Works Progress Administration, made a point to
interview the aging population of black Americans who were
alive before the Civil War and remembered slavery. They
collected more than 2,300 narratives and memoirs called the
WPA American Slave Narratives. They are available in their
entirety on the Library of Congress’s website. I am providing
you with 11 selections of men and women telling their stories
about life before the Civil War.
Your assignment is to write a
3 page essay
examining the narratives I have provided answering this
question:
in what ways were the roles of African American men
significantly different from women before the Civil War?
There are many ways to approach this essay, but my
recommendation is to approach the topic thematically. Pick 2-3
themes, like family, work, or health, etc., create an argument
and use the sources to support your argument.
Students will be evaluated on their thesis, their ability to use
the sources to support their thesis, their overall comprehensive
approach to the topic, as well as their clarity of writing.
