After reading the first hand accounts of slaves provided or others available at the
North American Slave Narratives Project
. Explain what you see at the most important elements of slave culture. How were slaves able to maintain a culture in a system in which they had few legal rights? What challenges hindered the development of slave culture? Why was maintaining a culture important to slaves during the Antebellum era?
To receive full credit for this assignment your post must:
- Address the questions asked in the paragraph above in at least a 300-word post and cite all outside sources appropriately.
- In your initial post, include at least one interesting question the readings raised for you