TASK #1:
DAILY SLAVE LIFE – HOUSE vs FIELD SLAVE
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Primary source:
(1) Lewis Clarke, Narrative of the Sufferings of Lewis Clark (1845)
In what ways were the conditions of house slaves worse than that of the field slaves?
(2) Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861)
How would Mrs. Flint punish the slaves if Sunday dinner was not served on time?
(4) William Wells Brown, Narrative of William W. Brown, A Fugitive Slave (1847)
In what ways were the conditions of house slaves better than that of the field slaves?
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Read the following primary sources:
(1) Moses Grandy, Life of a Slave (1843)
(2) Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1881)
(4) Austin Steward, Twenty-Two Years a Slave (1857)
Answer the following question in RACE format:
According to the primary sources above, what hardships were field slaves forced to endure?
What were the bright spots of their lives?
Answer the following question in RACE format including a clear thesis statement:
Comparing the lives of house slaves to field slaves, which life do you think most slaves preferred? Why? Cite information from the primary sources to support your claim.
DAILY SLAVE LIFE – HOUSE vs FIELD SLAVE
http://spartacus-educational.com/USASdomestic.htm
Primary source:
(1) Lewis Clarke, Narrative of the Sufferings of Lewis Clark (1845)
In what ways were the conditions of house slaves worse than that of the field slaves?
(2) Harriet Jacobs, Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl (1861)
How would Mrs. Flint punish the slaves if Sunday dinner was not served on time?
(4) William Wells Brown, Narrative of William W. Brown, A Fugitive Slave (1847)
In what ways were the conditions of house slaves better than that of the field slaves?
http://spartacus-educational.com/USASwork.htm
Read the following primary sources:
(1) Moses Grandy, Life of a Slave (1843)
(2) Frederick Douglass, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1881)
(4) Austin Steward, Twenty-Two Years a Slave (1857)
Answer the following question in RACE format:
According to the primary sources above, what hardships were field slaves forced to endure?
What were the bright spots of their lives?
Answer the following question in RACE format including a clear thesis statement:
Comparing the lives of house slaves to field slaves, which life do you think most slaves preferred? Why? Cite information from the primary sources to support your claim.