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Seeing Slavery, Lulu Hamissou

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This paper examines the resilience of Laura Clark, Carrie Davis, and Delia Garlic, three formerly enslaved women from Alabama whose memories and experiences during enslavement were part of a large slave narrative project called Born in Slavery: Slave Narratives from the Federal Writers’ Project, 1936 to 1938. The design exhibition, Seeing Slavery, visually communicates and portrays the accounts and portraits of the three women. Printed and embroidered fabrics visually communicate the narrative stories of these women, while their portraits are made from screen printed acrylic glass.

Following an introduction, a literature review details the history of the three slave …

The Life Of The Negro Slave In Alabama, Daniel B. Austin

Theses

This paper is an attempt to give an unbiased account of the conditions either good or bad under which slaves lived and worked. Special attention will be given to their housing conditions, the type and quantity of clothing, food and its preparation as well as the labor they performed. Space will also be given to the crimes and punishment of Negro slaves -- additionally the education and religious opportunities will be surveyed.

Slavery In The United States, Robert F. Blumhagen

Theses

This thesis examines the issue of slavery in America, including how the institution began, treatment of those enslaved, plantation and city life, moral issues, reactions to slavery, the US Civil War, and political issues concerning slavery.

Why John C. Calhoun Switched From Nationalism To Sectionalism, Matharee J. Boles

Theses

This thesis presents the several aspects of John Caldwell Calhoun's life that could have caused him to change, if he did change, from his intensely patriotic attitude of nationalism to an equally zealous sectionalist who was accused of leading his state and later the entire South in open rebellion against the union.