the exact instructions from my professor will be included in the pictures below.
the exact instructions from my professor will be included in the pictures below. PROMPT:
Imagine that you are an abolitionist in the 1850s who believes that slavery must be ended immediately. You have read the pro-slavery editorial in a southern newspaper and want to write a letter in response, explaining why slavery cannot be tolerated any longer. Use the course materials to write a letter to the newspaper full of specific examples from the course materials explaining why you believe the editorial is wrong, and that slavery must be ended.
-Your letter should be 550-700 words
-Do not use outside sources
– You must use and cite several sources in the module 3 folder, in addition to the textbook
sources that were given from the professor in our module 3 folder:
Pro-Slavery Newspaper Article, The Spectator (1859)-
https://chnm.gmu.edu/exploring/19thcentury/debateoverslavery/pop_spectator2.html
Angelina Grimke Speech at Pennsylvania Hall (1838)-
https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2939t.html
Attached, you will find:
– images of the direct instructions from my professor
– PDF form of chapter 5 & 6 from our textbook (you will need to use them to cite evidence as well as the links I have provided above)
– PDF form of Bennett Barlow Plantation Rules (1838) — this was a source that I could not directly link
– the rubric for this assignment
my name for the letter- Isha Letherwala
Please message me if you have any questions.