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WGU D267 Task 1 U.S. History: Stories of an AmericanDemocracy
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Before diving into secondary sources, one must not only understand the
difference between first and secondary sources but acknowledge the gap
between the two .Secondary sources can project light that enhances or reenact
first hand experiences. Secondary sources can shed light on history and give
others a better understanding of it.
Slavery! Slavery!:Art work by Kara Walker
Kara Walker “recipient of numerous grants” as stated by the article has created
master pieces
depicting slavery. Through her silhouette, she highlights the brutality and
dehumanization slaves
had to endure. In this piece of art, we can see the slaves have minimal clothing and
are being
mocked by the slave owners and society. In a closer look, we can see mothers in ill
conditions
unable to genuinely care for their children due to the poor plantation conditions.
One of the
harder parts to look at from this piece of art is at the slave that has ankle chains
barefooted being
, accompanied by a slave owner. Through this illustration we can analyze the power
the south had
over the slaves and the denial of treating them with any humanity.
The Suppression of the African Slave Trade to the United States of America by
W.E.B.DuBo is Chapter “The Rise of the Cotton Kingdom”
The author goes into a deep dive over economic gain and power over the slave
trade. He emphasizes the efforts that were made to end slavery, but government
to officials refused due to the correlation between slave trade and wealth. We
can see this when the author describes that the south acknowledges its doings
but refuses to change at the end, “refused to support vigorously the execution of
the laws she had helped to make.” (DuBois, 155). The author also dissects
changes or laws that were implemented were useless. This was due to the
ignorance of individuals who prioritized the wellbeing of the country rather than
slaves. As stated by the author “Naturally, under such circumstances, the
government displayed little activity and no
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