Prince and Fed Assignment
Prince and Fed Assignment
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Here is the source as a citation dont forget to add it:
Risjord, Norman. Representative Americans: The Civil War Generation. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2002.
This reading discusses two slaves, Prince -- whose birth name was Ibrahima, an enslaved African of the Muslim faith who came from an important family, and Fed, born
into slavery in Virginia.
In your response, answer the following questions. BE SURE TO PROVIDE EVIDENCE FOR YOUR ANSWER
1. Prince and Fed were from very different backgrounds. Did that have an effect on their experiences as slaves? If so, how?
2. Prince and Fed lived most of their enslaved years in different parts of the South. Did local geography seem to have an effect on their experiences as slaves? If so,
how?
3. How did the men cope with being slaves? What kinds of strategies did they employ?
4. Ultimately, Prince and Fed both became free men. How did their paths to freedom differ. Why?
5. What can we learn from the experiences of slaves like Prince and Fed? Does this enrich our understanding of slavery? If so, how?