Interpreting Early National Slavery:
Slavery is surely one of the most troubling aspects of American history. How could such an institution exist and expand in the Early National United States, if the nation was founded on a serious commitment to liberty? Explain how Henry Brown (Doc 40), Harriet Jacobs (Doc 33), Nat Turner (Doc 37), and Osborne P. Anderson (Doc 41) crafted their personal narratives to communicate their experiences as enslaved people in order to denounce slavery.