Sectionalism, Civil War and Reconstruction Periods 5 & 6

How the autobiography of a Muslim slave is challenging an American narrativeOmar Ibn Said was 37 years old when he was taken from his West African home and transported to Charleston, South Carolina, as a slave in the 1800s. Now, his one-of-a-kind autobiographical manuscript has been translated from its original Arabic and housed at the Library of Congress, where it “annihilates” the conventional narrative of African slaves as uneducated and uncultured. Amna Nawaz reports.

Please click on and review the articles and powerpoints below to complete assignments and increase your understanding of Period 5.

Links for Civil War Letter Assignment,

http://guides.library.duke.edu/c.php?g=289364&p=1929646

http://civilwararchive.com/LETTERS/letters.htm (use EXTERNAL LINKS)

https://cplorg.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p4014coll9/id/609/rec/1

https://content.lib.auburn.edu/digital/collection/civil/search

https://content.lib.washington.edu/civilwarweb/index.html

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