Introduction to Sample GRI Assignment for PAS271
Sample Course
Pan African Studies 271. African-American History to 1865
Survey course examining the themes and issues in the history of the African peoples in America up to 1865.
Sample Assignment
As a group or as individuals select one of the primary sources listed below and displayed on this page. Write a brief essay (500 words minimum, 800 words maximum) in which you:
- Identify the item you've chosen.
- Determine the type of document, its creator, when it was created, and where.
- Determine the reason for the document's production.
- Determine the author or creator's relationship to Abolitionism in the United States in the decades leading up to the Civil War.
- Explain how the item contextualizes Abolitionism with respect to assigned course readings.
1. Illustration from "Virginia Illustrated," Harper's New Monthly Magazine 10, no. 50 (December 1854): 7.Available in Making of America Journals (Cornell)
2. Letter from John Brown to his Wife, 1855Available in Special Collections and Archives
3. Pro-Slavery Pamphlet, 1838Available in Special Collections and Archives
4. Affidavit of Freedom, 1830Available in Special Collections and Archives
5. "Schedule of Property Appraised This Day . . ."Available in Special Collections and Archives
Learning Outcomes
- Students learn to identify and evaluate primary sources
- Students engage in critical and analytical thinking with regards to primary sources
- Students intellectually connect primary and secondary sources
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