EKU Declaration of Independence Question
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INSTRUCTIONS
Students will find a primary source document dating from the 1700’s – 1960’s, and analyze the significant historical or contemporary issue, idea, movement, event, institution, or societies it discusses. You should completely answer each of the following questions:
- Who wrote this document, when was it written, why was it written, and who was the intended audience? What core historical concepts relating to African or African American studies are discussed in this document? Be specific and identify terms and concepts we have learned in the course
- Critically analyze the perspectives (unspoken “cultural assumptions”) the author brought to his/her subject. What in the author’s background or experience produced that mindset?
- What does this document reveal about the social, political, economic problems, progress, or promise of African or African American peoples or societies during the period in which it was produced?
- To what extent does this document debunk or extend the historical or contemporary stereotypes, misconceptions, and misrepresentations about Africans or African Americans as discussed in class? What is the significance of this document in understanding issues surrounding African or African American peoples and societies?
- How does this document connect to the Mary Reynolds Interview and South Carolina Slave Codes (1740)
