In the 1930s, 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 reme
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In the 1930s, 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.
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 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.
Was it real that women were more vital than men or was it the other way around and I am
going explain why men's are highly significant in the society before the civil war.
Before the Civil War, women seemed to be confined to life and duties within the household.
However, when the war caused the men to deploy away from their families, women were
given access to the world of work outside the house. These men, so eager to fight on the
battlefront for a cause they believed in, whether that be a pro-slavery ideology or one of the
opposite thought, found themselves needing help while in battle. One of the main roles that
women took up to help these men was the position of nurses. Thousands upon thousands
of women volunteered to work as nurses in order to aid for the fallen and wounded soldiers
in battle. It was almost as though the women were just as close to the frontline as the men
were, with their constant help and ability to provide services for the soldiers.
One place where these roles were visibly strict was within the household. As far as the
home and family were concerned men were absent in the home for the majority of the day
working to provide for the wife and children. Along with this being before the takeoff+ of
industrialization and factory jobs this meant the majority of men worked on a farm where
they would not work strict hours with much to do from sunrise until the end of the day. This
meant that the re
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