Tag: Edmund Ruffin
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What stereotypes do these documents promote about African-Americans?
Take a Stand on Slavery Read the following pro- and anti-slavery documents Pro-Slavery: George Fitzhugh Advocates Slavery: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h3141t.html Diseases and Peculiarities of the Negro Race: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h3106t.html James Henry Hammond Advocates Slavery: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h3439t.html Excerpts from Edmund Ruffin’s “The Political Economy of Slavery”: http://www.shoppbs.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/lincolns/filmmore/ps_ruffin.html Abolitionists: David Walker’s Appeal: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2931t.html Frederick Douglass, “What to the Slave is the…
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Read one of the following articles and summarize what the author is trying to tell the reader about slavery’s impact on the economy: Plus add your analysis of the article..did you agree with the author’s theory or view?
Description Economic debate about slavery follow up– Read one of the following articles and summarize what the author is trying to tell the reader about slavery’s impact on the economy: Plus add your analysis of the article..did you agree with the author’s theory or view? Did slavery make economic sense? by C.W. and A.J.K.D. Slave…