Write an essay that examines how the proponents and opponents of slavery used the analytical concepts that framed this course when making their arguments (Mobility, Democracy,
Capitalism, and Difference). You should identify the authors’ main
point, and utilizing two of the four concepts, examine how they defended
their positions. Your paper should conclude by explaining why some
contemporaries of slavery
may
have
found certain
arguments
compelling, while others found them offensive (to conclude effectively,
you will need to explain the historical context in which these texts were
written, based on what you have read in the OpenStax text and learned
in class discussion).
No secondary sources, other than the Open Stax text, should be
integrated into this paper’s analysis.
See Blackboard for the primary sources
Please note that the proslavery texts reflect the racism found in many
quarters of nineteenth-century America.
