IB US History
Focus:
Jacksonian Era
CW:
return old work
test prep sheet #4
notes: The Proslavery Argument Revisited
readings: the myth of the happy slave/political cartoon
video clip: Louis Hughes and family
HW:
E. Genovese reading: The Slave South: An Interpretation
Reading tips for tonight's homework:
1. Genovese is a neo-Marxist historian. Basically this reading is about slavery from a communist perspective.
2. Look closely at how Genovese describes the economic problems of the South that were caused by slavery.
3. Examine how slaveholders viewed those who were critical of slavery.
posted by Mr. Carlisle at 7:09 AM
5 Comments:
A slightly dryer read than last time. Genovese is quick to point out slavery's weak productivity as a result of an indifferent labor force. What I find interesting is his examination of how the South contrasted with the North culturally. Genovese saw the pre-Civil War South as aristocratic and anti-bourgeois, and he saw these cultural aspects as factors that contributed to the South's dependence on a declining economic system.
P.S. It's Mark Twain's birthday!
6:00 PM
Nice analysis Christian!
6:04 PM
Why couldn't he just write it the way christian did?
6:46 PM
Leanne,
Focus on the concepts in the tips for tonight's reading and you will be fine.
6:56 PM
Are these 3 possible topics for a reading quiz tomorrow? I bet they are!
8:41 PM
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