Essay Question:
In a 750 word essay, discuss Slavery and Social Death and Twelve Years a Slave. How does one help us to understand the other? What is the difference between a slave and a citizen? Why is violence or the threat of violence so critically importance to slavery? What was the role of race in American slavery?
What was the impact of slavery on family life? Why was the knowledge of writing and reading skills so dangerous for a slave? And how did a slave gain or lose his freedom?