VOCAB Flashcards

1
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slave narrative ?

A

narrative of a slave’s life
-> became a whole genre

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2
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slaveholding society

A

society that finds slavery legitimate

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3
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the middle passage

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transportation of slaves across the atlantic
-> problem in representation

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4
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“written by him/herself” ≠ “related by him/her”

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depends if the slave can write or not

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5
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abolitionist society

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ppl for the end of slavery

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6
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the “peculiar institution”

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how pro slavery ppl used to define slavery

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7
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antebellum society/period ?

A

before the civil war

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8
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mason-dixon line ?

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border btwn free states (north) and slaveholding states (south)

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9
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black laws ?

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laws preventing the slaves from many things

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10
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«Desire» ?

A

1st American made slave ship
-> obscene name
-> slaves on top of each other

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11
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«am I not a man and a brother?»

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-> motto (1787)
-> shows slaves’ christianity

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12
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travelogue ?

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journal de bord

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