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Thursday, February 16, 2017

A part of Black History

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This month we are reading the book:  Hiroshima

Homework for February 14, 2017


A PART OF HISTORY
The Mayme A. Clayton collection has helped to preserve, or save, a large part of African-American history. The text below is taken from a newspaper advertisement.
It is one of the thousands of documents included in the collection. It highlights a sad period in our country’s history. Read the document carefully, then answer the questions.



For Sale
I will sell by public auction on Tuesday of next Court, being the 29th of November, Eight Valuable Family Servants, consisting of one . . . Man, a first-rate field hand, one No. 1 Boy, 17 years of age, a trusty house servant, one excellent Cook, one House-Maid, and one Seamstress.
Jacob August, Jr. Warrenton, October 28, 1859
Printed at the News office, Warrenton, North Carolina

level 1 answer three questions
level 2 answer  four questions
level 3 answer  all five questions


ANALYZING A DOCUMENT
1. What is the date on this document?
2. Who wrote this document?
3. In which U.S. state was this document printed?
4. What is being sold?
5. Why do you think this document is part of the Mayme A. Clayton collection?



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