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earliest groups to form, however, were not particularly affluent, but were immensely devout. The Society of Friends (better known ...

land become independent. But, with the slaves they truly had their own possessions which they desired to keep. This is perhaps one...

that blacks, even if they were freed blacks, were not due citizenship and could never become citizens of the United States. As suc...

a slave and, once he had escaped, carefully honed that skill along with his oratorical and writing skills for use as a tool in the...

In addition to agricultural slaves, Africas administrative sectors were diverse and many slaves were actually employed in those se...

of early American history did not have a complex culture, a culture that encompassed a deep religiosity. Indeed, Nat Turner, lead...

In six pages this paper argues in support of the government making reparations to the African Americans who descended from slaves....

In five pages Douglass's speech and his use of political rhetoric are examined within the context of the 1852 time period in which...

Booker T. Washington's autobiography is analyzed in five pages. There are no other sources listed....

In seven pages this issue is examined from the time of the American Revolution through the emancipation of the 19th century and in...

In five pages this paper examines 'jumping the broom' and other rituals that were part of the 19th century American slave marriage...

In four pages this argumentative essay takes a moral stance against pornography and cites its dangers and negativity. Three sourc...

Though one representative from New Jersey was present and voted for the measure, the other representative, who was necessary to th...

In five pages this paper discusses the roots of the Civil War in a consideration of Southern antebellum society. Three sources ar...

In seven pages this paper contrasts and compares these literary works regarding the lasting impressions of the slave experience up...

This 8 page paper considers Sethe's sense of what it means to be a mother in Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. The writer argues that...

through personal discipline, education, enterprise and self-reliance. The book was published in 1901 - almost a hundred years ago...

This paper reviews key historical writings like Alexis de Tocqueville, Abraham Lincoln's campaign speeches and the 1848 Declaratio...

This essay pertains to what Paul said in his Letters regarding women and slaves. Three pages in length, three sources are cited. ...

Slavery is one of the more abhorrent reflections of world societies. Contrary to common belief, the institution was not limited t...

Human trafficking is often thought of as one of the more abhorrent reflections of world history. At the most, we reason, human tr...

their owners. The power all rested with the slave owners and the slaves had to endure the whims of those owners. In todays world...

that "their Southern brethren" supply "material aid" (An appeal to the south, 1865). Their cause was bolstered by bloody acts like...

Carolina, Tennessee, Florida, Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Texas and Virginia decided that they would succeed from the union and...

1963). A few decades later he would write his book, Up from Slavery. The book, itself, is autobiographical in nature, chroniclin...

1817. While a master could lawfully punish a slave, using his own discretion and judgment, state law established a limit and that ...

trouble from the start. Upon seeing another ship which he believes is in trouble, he decides he must go and offer his help. Inst...

he raped her and forced her into acts, there is enough information to assume that this is what occurred. And, if it didnt it was s...

In this paper the writer observes that 'Abraham Lincoln was able to shape the history of the African American. He is the very embl...

of every family. For the most part the only way to relate this history from one generation to the next was through storytelling; ...