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This guide will help to find a primary source for your research paper. The primary source you select should be written by someone connected to either:
However, you CANNOT analyze a source that is about slavery solely within North America. There MUST be an international component to your research.
These works are all available for free online:
Two shorter narratives could also be analyzed together:
OPTION 1
Autobiography of Omar ibn Said, Slave in North Carolina, 1831 by Omar ibn Said (b.1770?) |
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A Statement with Regard to the Moorish Prince, Abduhl Rahhahman by T. H. Gallaudet (1787-1851) New York: D. Fanshaw, 1828. |
OPTION 2
Thoughts upon the African Slave Trade by John Newton (1725-1807) |
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John Newton: Letters of a Slave Trader Freed by God's Grace by John Newton and paraphrased by Dick Bohrer |
These books can be found in the Mercer University Library catalog. There is a mix of both physical and electronic books available:
You can request these resources by filling out the Inter-Library Loan form found HERE