Assignment

Read about the below article to write 2 pages essay, double space, 12pt font.

1. The author's purpose in writing the article

2. The author's main thesis

3. The author's challenging of other historical viewpoints

4. The evidence utilized by the author (specifically primary sources)

5. Personal likes/dislikes

6. How the author could make the work stronger?

7. The recommend audience of the article?

8. Explain how this article contributes to understanding the history of the United States

9. An example of how this article supports/contradicts The African American Odyssey

10. Suggested reading to accompany this work (not required, but helpful)

11. At least three specific primary source.

Article: Bloody Terrain: Freedwomen, Sexuality and Violence During Reconstruction By Catherine Clinton.