1- In A Constant Struggle, read the articles “Between Slavery and Freedom: Virginia Blacks in the American Revolution,” by Sylvia Frey (172-191) and “The Federal Government and the Free Negro, 1790-1860,” by Leon Litwack (208-219). Answer Question #2 (page 192) and Question #2 (page 220)—at least one, double-spaced page each.
2-Read the article “The History of the Quander Family” by Rohulamin Quander and watch the video excerpt from the History Channel’s Family Tree. Write a review of the article and video (2-3 double-spaced, typed pages). In composing the review, pay attention to the specific guidelines.
Follow the guidelines
Read the article “The History of the Quander Family” by Rohulamin Quander and watch the video excerpt from the History Channel’s Family Tree. Write a review of the article and video (2-3 double-spaced, typed pages). In composing the review, pay attention to the following areas─some of which may overlap:
Article:
How did the primary research come about? How have the younger family members contributed to researching the family history?
Why is this family important?
What circumstances contributed to the family’s documentation?
Is the family history indicative of blacks in the Chesapeake region from the 1600s through the Civil War? Why or why not?
How were they able to trace their heritage to Africa?
Video:
What is the importance of a name?
What difficulties do African Americans have in tracing their ancestry? What controversial black/white liaisons have been documented? How do sources that African Americans use stand up to traditional sources used by mainstream genealogists?
What obstacles are encountered?
How did the Quander family trace their heritage?
What is the story of the first Quander African relative?
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