Slave narratives found in Content under American Voices

Read the excerpts from published slave narratives found in Content under
American Voices as AV I. Complete and submit a ten-paragraph written
assignment based on this content (and this content alone) addressing each
of the four topics below and following the instructions and format for each
topic:

1. Compare and contrast the accounts of Olaudah Equiano and
   Boyrereau Brinch:
    Based on the limited information available to you in these two
   excerpts, what do you think Equiano and Brinch want their
   audiences to know about their lives in Africa before they were
   captured? (Paragraph one)
    While both excerpts describe the capture of young people in
   western Africa, what was the essential difference between
   Equiano’s kidnappers and those that grabbed Brinch, and how
   does this fact explain the differences in the experience each
   described? (Paragraph two)
2. Compare and contrast the accounts of Henry Bibb, Josiah
   Henson, and William Anderson:
    What conclusions can you draw about slave auctions in the
   South from reading these three accounts? Identify, describe,
   and provide evidence of at least two common and prevalent
   themes (Paragraphs three and four – one for each common
   theme)
    In what important way was Henry Bibb and his experience
   different from that of Henson and Anderson? (Paragraph
   five)
3. Compare and contrast the accounts of John Jacobs, Lunsford
   Lane, and Harriet Jacobs:
    What conclusions can you draw about the worst aspects of
   living as a slave in the American South from the reading of

these three accounts? Identify and describe one unique
(shared in only one account) deprivation or danger from
each account (John Jacobs – Paragraph six; Lunsford Lane
– Paragraph seven; Harriet Jacobs – Paragraph eight)
 From a personal perspective, which of the three aspects you
identified in Paragraph five would you consider the worst and
why? (Paragraph nine)

4. What is your most important takeaway from these document
   excerpts and what makes these 19th century accounts relevant
   today?
    Identify a relevant current issue in the United States and
   explain how the position a 21st century American takes on
   this issue could be informed by the history revealed in this
   set of primary documents. (Paragraph ten