The antisemitic rioters in Konitz considered themselves to be loyal patriotic Germans, and yet much of their frustration, anger, and violence ended up being directed towards the authorities – the police, army, and local officials. What is the role of the German government in The Butcher’s Tale? Did it encourage antisemitism or resist it, and […]

YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ioQdmYLeF6M YouTube URL: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_5v-Shqz0Bg Reading: “Slavery in Virginia” https://bbhosted.cuny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-72957987-dt-content-rid-561212098_1/xid-561212098_1 Reading: “Slavery in Barbados” https://bbhosted.cuny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-72957988-dt-content-rid-561212099_1/xid-561212099_1 Slavery images http://slaveryimages.org/s/slaveryimages/page/welcome Website: A spiral of history https://africa.si.edu/exhibits/loango/loango.htm Reading: Olaudah Equiano, “Interesting Narrative” (1789) http://historymatters.gmu.edu/d/6372/ For the complete autobiography, see https://history.hanover.edu/texts/equiano/equiano_contents.html Reading: From Jean Barbot’s " A description of the coasts of north and south guinea https://bbhosted.cuny.edu/bbcswebdav/pid-75142883-dt-content-rid-571543964_1/xid-571543964_1 Slavery […]

This week’s DB question is based on both primary source readings (in the Topic Folder) and Alan Taylor’s descriptions of the origins of black slavery in the 17th century Chesapeake colony (Virginia) and in 17th century Barbados. Taylor’s work isolates two important moments in the history of racism in the Atlantic world, one in Virginia […]

Taylor’s work isolates two important moments in the history of racism in the Atlantic world, one in Virginia and the other in Barbados. Both are affected by developments in England. Can you say what those moments consisted of? Why are they significant? Do they have any relevance for us now?

? Identify the author’s thesis. ? Summarize and discuss the two specific and detailed cases/examples that the author used to support the thesis. ? Critique the sources the author used. o Explain the context of the primary sources. o Are the sources reliable? Why or why not? o Are there other sources available that were […]

Auto-biographical: UIC students often have very interesting perspectives and experiences with nationalism. Some UIC students have families living in different countries or are from communities that identify both with the US and with other national identities, some have military experience, some have experiences being othered (in Robbin’s sense of us/them). Or you might have experiences […]

Explain why this claim is false: “Slaves in Puerto Rico were docile, had no reason to rebel, and were generally treated well. One of the reasons for this is that slaves in Puerto Rico were not cognizant of the Haitian revolution nor of the international movement to abolish slavery. They lived content with their captivity. […]

1. Slavery without submission refers to the constant fight against slavery by slaves and their allies. In a southern illusion of reality, slaves were happy in their lives & incapable of living without the benevolent care of their masters. This was NOT the case. Discuss & give examples of this lack of submission. 2. Emancipation […]

Similarly, how would you characterize Bal Gangadhar Tilak? Would he agree with Naoroji on Indians’ ultimate goal? If not, what, for Tilak, should be the ultimate goal for India? How did he suggest as the means to achieve India’s ultimate end?

Should state legislatures be required by law to draw House district boundaries in a way that makes them more competitive? Would you favor boundaries in a way that makes them more competitive? Would you favor placing redistricting decisions in the hands of a non-partisan commission? (The state of Iowa has such a commission and its […]