In Red Leaves Faulkner tells a story Native Americans who own slaves on their plantation. The group talks of the death of their chief and how his son was taking over. ... A lot of dialogue in this story is talking about the chief's son and the passing of gossip along to each other. The dialogue also gives clues about how they culturally live, not so much like Native Americans but more like white men, though the Native American's talk about both with distaste. ... In Red Leaves the Native American characters interested themselves in talking of the chief's son and his habits. ...

• Word Count: 1764
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Olaudah Equiano, a native of the African province Eboe and author of The Interesting Narrative experienced the cruel and inhumane life of a slave. ... He faced slavery on several fronts, in his native Africa, the West Indies, Europe and America. ... It is no wonder so many of these African natives would prefer death to slavery. ... The inhumane treatment of the African natives was left unattended throughout the duration and a prejudice against them was all but expected, much of which remains today. ... Certainly, Gustavus" master would not have sold his own son for any amount, nor would he ...

• Word Count: 1722
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Cotton is native to tropical regions, making the southern states of the U.S a perfect breeding ground. ... Brown had his five sons fighting by his side. ... He hoped that the local slaves would help him but none for the slaves showed up to help him and his sons. Brown and his sons with the help of local townsmen's faced the U.S. ... In the fight Browns sons were killed and he was sentenced to death. ...

• Word Count: 1311
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

African natives were all of ages and sexes. ... The rumor was resurrected in 1873 when one of Sally Hemings" sons, Madison, claimed in a newspaper conference that he and his sister Harriet and two brothers, Beverley and Eston, were Jefferson's children. ...

• Word Count: 1502
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Forced to labor long and hard on the plantations against their will, African slaves would sing and chant in their native tongues as they worked. ... "Pioneers such as Charley Patton, Son House, Robert Johnson, and Mississippi Fred McDowell helped to create a unique and powerful sound that is still popular today." ...

• Word Count: 1385
• Approx Pages: 6

Dark and dismal is the cloud that hangs over thee; for thy cruel wrongs and injuries to the fallen sons of Africa. ... Levine's study, Black Culture and Black Consciousness, suggests there was a "widespread conversion of slaves to Christianity by the time of the Civil War".15 More recent opinions however state that the slaves, though influenced by Christianity, put up substantial resistance to the conversion process, and even when "converted" still held tight to the traditions and rituals of their native Africa. ...

• Word Count: 1954
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate