The document provides guidance for a research paper on slavery in America as portrayed in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It recommends students read slave narratives to understand Jim's portrayal and the attitudes surrounding slavery. It outlines expectations for the paper, including using multiple sources like books from the library, taking notes, including citations, and avoiding plagiarism. Students are asked to research how slavery affected Africans and white people, how slave laws changed over time, and perspectives of abolitionists. Websites with primary sources on 19th century slavery issues are also provided.
The document provides guidance for a research paper on slavery in America as portrayed in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It recommends students read slave narratives to understand Jim's portrayal and the attitudes surrounding slavery. It outlines expectations for the paper, including using multiple sources like books from the library, taking notes, including citations, and avoiding plagiarism. Students are asked to research how slavery affected Africans and white people, how slave laws changed over time, and perspectives of abolitionists. Websites with primary sources on 19th century slavery issues are also provided.
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The document provides guidance for a research paper on slavery in America as portrayed in The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn. It recommends students read slave narratives to understand Jim's portrayal and the attitudes surrounding slavery. It outlines expectations for the paper, including using multiple sources like books from the library, taking notes, including citations, and avoiding plagiarism. Students are asked to research how slavery affected Africans and white people, how slave laws changed over time, and perspectives of abolitionists. Websites with primary sources on 19th century slavery issues are also provided.
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The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is grounded firmly at
the center of American geography and consciousness, making it necessary for readers to understand something of the pre-Civil War slavery controversy, free and slave states, and the Mississippi River’s division of East from West and North from South, a primary conduit for people and goods. You will benefit from reading slave narratives, especially of those who escaped slavery via waterways: Frederick Douglass, Linda Brent/Harriet Jacobs, and Olaudah Equiano, all of which are found in Henry Louis Gates, Jr.’s Classic American Slave Narratives. These oral histories offer a basis on which to consider Jim’s portrayal in Huck Finn, as well as the attitudes and life styles that surrounded slavery.
First, consult the map of the United States on Moodle
showing which states are Slave and Free, which states border the Mississippi River, and the place names of rivers that will provide Jim his escape to freedom. This initial examination of geography will help you to chart the movement of the escapees in the novel.
I would like you to use slave narratives, the websites below,
and your history texts, or books from the library to research these issues of American slavery: A. the effect of enslavement on Africans and their descendants, B. how slaves sustained a sense of selfhood and cultural identity in slave-master relationships, C. how slavery affected white people, even non-slave- owning, D. how slave laws changed over time, especially just before the Civil War, E. the aspects of slavery emphasized by abolitionists and freed slaves in their narratives, and F. how a free or slave state was determined.
Also, ask your own questions about this important issue in
American life and answer those questions using textual evidence. Among dozens of websites that offer worthwhile historical contexts, there are some listed at the end of this document.
My expectations for this paper are as follows:
• You are expected to take notes on the parenthetical
documentation sheets I provide during your research. Printing web sources will not be allowed. You will be graded each day on the notes you turn in. • Your paper will have multiple drafts, so be prepared to edit and polish. It will be 3-5 typewritten pages. • Your paper must follow MLA documentation when including and citing sources. For additional information concerning MLA documentation visit www.thewritesource.com/mla • At least half of your research will be conducted and cited using books from our library or your local library. You may not rely solely on the Internet for information. • All information taken directly from a source must be cited. o You must include at least five in-text citations which are cited correctly using MLA format. o You must include a Works Cited page documenting your sources correctly. • Plagiarism will not be tolerated. You will receive an E and be reported to the office. National Humanities Center’s Toolbox Library: Primary Resources in US History and Literature: http://nationalhumanitiescenter.org/pds/index.htm
NHC’s TeacherServe, Freedom’s Story, links to 19th Century
Marcus Garvey and The Universal Negro Improvement Association (UNIA) - With Special Reference To The 'Lost' Parade in Columbus, Ohio, September 25,1923 - by Mark Christian