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Guided Resource Inquiry: Sample AFRS271

Steve Kutay, Ellen Jarosz, Authors

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Sample Assignment A: PAS 271

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.

Sample Assignment Resources:


Available in Special Collections and Archives

Available in Special Collections and Archives

Available in Special Collections and Archives

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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