Latin American history

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SLAVERY AND THE FIGHT FOR FREEDOM

Paper Guidelines

Total Length: 4-5 pages, typed, double-spaced, standard margins, fonts 12.

Suggested Structure:

Introduction: 0.5 page, Body [your subheading]: 3 pages; Conclusion: 0.5 page; Bibliography/Notes: 0.5 page.

REQUIRED MATERIALS:

a) Course readings from weeks 6-7, you must consider at least 5 (five) chapters/articles from different authors, distributed as follows:

- One chapter from Restall and Lane (select one between Part One, ch 3 “Atlantic Africa”; or Part Three, ch 9 “Black Communities”).

- Two chapters from the book by Herbert Klein and Ben Vinson, African Slavery in Latin America and the Caribbean (you select which ones).

- According to your paper topic, select two from: Karasch, Newson and Minchin, Nishida, Schwartz, Skidmore, Socolow, and Sweet. PDFs available through our Library website: Library, Services, Course Reserve Services, Ares Course Reserves, or follow the link on D2L.

b) At least one primary source from the PDFs uploaded on D2L for Weeks #5-7 (note there is on D2L a packet with several primary sources).

c) Incorporate the movie Quilombo to illustrate points sustained in the paper.

SUGGESTED PAPER TOPICS:

Slavery and Slave Trade in Colonial Latin America

Slavery in Rural/Urban Areas Women and Slavery (or slavery and gender)

Slavery, Family, and Identity

The Struggle for Freedom: Manumission

The Struggle for Freedom: Runaway Slaves and Maroon Communities Zumbi dos Palmares

Any other topic you want to develop based on readings listed in the syllabus

PLEASE NOTE: The use of sites like Wikipedia is not allowed. Also, if you want to use different readings (outside of the course syllabus), you need to request my approval, and you are responsible for contacting me and discuss which materials would you want to use.

https://d2l.depaul.edu/d2l/le/content/793925/viewContent/7212099/View  

  https://d2l.depaul.edu/d2l/le/content/793925/viewContent/7212098/View   

https://d2l.depaul.edu/d2l/le/content/793925/viewContent/7212102/View 

 https://d2l.depaul.edu/d2l/le/content/793925/viewContent/7212096/View

https://d2l.depaul.edu/d2l/le/content/793925/viewContent/7212097/View  

 https://d2l.depaul.edu/d2l/le/content/793925/viewContent/7212089/View  

 https://d2l.depaul.edu/d2l/le/content/793925/viewContent/7212090/View

these are the different options for the primary sources from weeks 5-7

no the login is just    ashuke    and then password

vZCxyPN2+qJhtgf          is the password my histroy class section should have everything