What did you learn about this particular slavery experience?
History of African Americans
Read the story link below
Autobiography of Rev. Thomas W. Henry, of the A.M.E. Church: Electronic Edition.
Henry Thomas W. 1794-1877
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/henry/henry.html
1) Write a 5-7 page summary of the narrative, focusing on the following themes:A) Name
B) Place of Birth
C) Place or places of enslavement
D) Work
E) Family
F) Master-Salve Relationship (How did they describe the relationship with the master?)
G) Religious Life
H) Resistance and Punishment
I) Emancipation
J) Other interesting aspects of their experience as a slave.
2) After writing the summary address the following questions.
a) What did you learn about this particular slavery experience?
b) How did your ideas about North American slavery change after reading the narrative?
C) What was the most interesting part of their story?
Be sure to cite information from the narrative. In the summary please do not simply copy information word for word. Tell their story. You can quote the author from time to time. However do not simply re-write their words.
- 275 words per page
- 12 pt Arial/Times New Roman
- Double line spacing
- Any citation style (APA, MLA, Chicago/Turabian, Harvard)
