Enslavement

Historians have disagreed about the real issues which led to the American Civil war, was it enslavement or industrialization, fought primarily over enslavement? How far do you agree?

The American Civil War Question:Historians have disagreed about the real issues which led to the American Civil war, was it enslavement or industrialization, fought primarily over enslavement? How far do you agree? Your focus is on understanding the nature and purpose of the work of the historian. Form a critical view based on relevant reading […]

Write around 150 words to tell what is in the interview and why you chose it. Pick one source (document or picture) from Collection Items page.

Discovery 3 introduces you to WPA resources collected in the 1930s and presented here as Born in Slavery. This is one of the most important collections in our nation’s history of enslavement. The interviews and other materials accessed here feature prominently in scholarship, including two of our books this semester. You get to look at […]

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