How to Cite
Hare, Sara. 2010. “THE LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT OF A SLAVE OWNER”. TRAILS: Teaching Resources and Innovations Library for Sociology, April. Washington DC: American Sociological Association. https://trails.asanet.org/article/view/the-last-will-and-testament-of-a-slave-owner.
Abstract
I use a Last Will and Testament as a primary document to give students a first hand account of family life for slaves and slave-owners in the antebellum south. This is the Will of my great-great grandfather, filed on February 20, 1865. I explain to the class beforehand that I am not at all proud that my ancestor was a slave-owner. After reading the...Download this resource to see full details. Download this resource to see full details.
Details
- Subject Area(s):
- Family
- Resource Type(s):
- Assignment
- Class Level(s):
- Any Level
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