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June 15, 2017

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The Book Of Negroes Double Entry Journal

The book of negroes Double Entry Journal Text-Self Quote: “You must learn to respect," Papa said. But I do not respect her," I said. Papa paused for a moment, and patted my leg. "Then you must learn to hide your disrespect.” (Hill,31) Context: At this point in the story, the young Aminata is taught how to find her way home from outside of their walled village. Her father asks aminata if she would like to stop by Fanta’s house and Aminata does not want to go because she had stole a bucket from her house and comes to the conclusion that her father knows she doesn't like her. Her father continous on to say the quote above. Explanation: I relate to this quote because there were many people who I did not like growing up. I would disobey and lash out at them in return for the way I was feeling towards them. (throw rocks, not do my work, scream.) Then it came a time where I would have to face the consequences for my actions and also learn a ...

Background Information about The Book Of Negroes

What is the Book Of Negroes? - The Book of Negroes is a historical document that records names and descriptions of 3,000 Black Loyalists , the African-American slaves who escaped to the British lines during the American Revolution and were evacuated to points in Nova Scotia as free people of colour . The document contains records on 3000 African Americans; the former slaves recorded in the Book of Negroes were evacuated to British North America , where they were settled in the newly established Birchtown and other places in the colony. According to the Treaty of Paris (1783), the United States argued for the return of all property, including slaves. The British refused to return the slaves, to whom they had promised freedom during the war for joining their cause. The detailed records were created to document the freed people whom the British resettled in Nova Scotia, along with other Loyalists. The book was assembled ...

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Old map of what Americans thought Africa looked like before it was fully explored!

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