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WPA American Slave Narratives Assignment - Prompt and Guidelines
In the 1930's, different historians, folklorists, and others as a part of the Works Progress Administration, made a point to interview the aging population of black Americans who were alive before the Civil War and remembered slavery. They collected more than 2,300 narratives and memoirs called the WPA American Slave Narratives. They are available in their entirety on the Library of Congress’s website. I am providing you with 11 selections of men and women telling their stories about life before the Civil War. These selections can be found on the main Moodle course page titled "WPA Narrative" under this assignment.
Your assignment is to write a 3 page essay examining the narratives I have provided answering this question: in what ways were the roles of African American men significantly different from the roles of African American women before the Civil War?
There are many ways to approach this essay, but my recommendation is to approach the topic thematically. Pick 2-3 themes, like family, work, or health, etc., create an argument and use the sources to support your argument.
Students will be evaluated on their thesis, their ability to use the sources to support their thesis, their overall comprehensive approach to the topic, as well as their clarity of writing.
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Running head: GENDER ROLE DIFFERENCES BEFORE THE CIVIL WAR
Gender Role Differences before the Civil War
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Introduction
The Civil War in the United States began in 1861 when the United States of America and
the Confederate States of America waged war against one another hence bringing tension that
affected the peace and tranquillity enjoyed by the people in the generation. The Civil War
brought many changes in the United States, especially on the African American people. The
society was segregated, and the evolution of gender roles began hence causing a change that was
never experienced before. The African American society was the most affected during the civil
war mainly based on the social organization, gender roles, and fundamental aspects that defined
the key metrics to help determine the specific elements and approaches associated with the same.
An interview conducted by Work Progress Administration (WPA) whereby an interview was
conducted on approximately 2300 African American males and females in the 1930s who
witnessed the Civil War recount the differences in the gender roles before the war. Although they
were old, their opinions count because they had the touch and the experience before everything
stopped, and a change was witnessed. The following is a discussion on the gender roles between
male African Americans and female African Am...
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