Question 1: Explain both the meaning and the significance of the statement "African Americans created themselves."
Question 2: Name and briefly describe three (3) of the ancient African civilizations discussed in your reading. Why is understanding these civilizations significant to our study of African Americans?
Question 3: Explain the fundamental, "essential," difference between slavery as it had been done in Africa for centuries and as it later developed in the Americas (particularly in the U.S.). Why is this difference so important in our understanding of the experience of all African Americans, whether enslaved or free?