My History teacher assigned us an essay that had to be about a Black person that lived prior to 1877. Could anyone come up with some topics to write about and if possible, a site with primary sources.
Thanks
2007-02-17 09:33:10 · 4 answers · asked by Lilaznboi2011 2 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Sojourner Truth comes to mind. Her story is an interesting one, in that she, a former slave in the state of NY, was able to use the court system to free her son, who was sold South so he could not become free when he turned 21, as was the law in NY.
During her lifetime, she sold her biography when she lectured to secure funds. I have had the honor of holding one of those books in my hands. In the 1960s, when I did my research, there was only that book and one other about her; since the blooming of Black History, however, there are many more sources, which I cite below:
2007-02-17 09:49:11 · answer #1 · answered by KCBA 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1864-1943 George Washington Carver... he was a great!
1817-1895 Frederick Douglass - a perennial favorite
2007-02-17 09:41:44 · answer #2 · answered by J G 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
check out Wikipedia.org and search along those lines
2007-02-17 09:37:49 · answer #3 · answered by Use another nickname 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
makes up a story, dats wat da white history books done did.
No ones am never know differnce. dats fo sho
2007-02-17 09:38:59 · answer #4 · answered by Brad 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋