Students will write a paper, 6-8 pages long, based on the Joyner Charles "down the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community" and Kaye Anthony "Joining Places: Slave Neighborhoods in the Old South"...

Students will write a paper, 6-8 pages long, based on the Joyner Charles "down the Riverside: A South Carolina Slave Community" and Kaye Anthony "Joining Places: Slave Neighborhoods in the Old South" books. Students will compare and contrast the historians approaches to understanding how African American slaves defined their communities. They will touch on the various topics that each author considers important, judging why each author emphasizes certain things at the expense of others.