Charles Walker Web Research

Charles T. Walker
http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/floyd/floyd.html

Biographical sketch/history: birth, birth place, schooling, significant events, historical significance, partners or spouses, children, death, and any other notable information.

Primary Research 3: History of the First African Baptist Church

Primary Research III, History of the First African Baptist Church

http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/love/love.html

1. Who wrote this document?



2. (Introduction) What did McNeal say was the goal of the white press?





3. (Introduction) What did Walker say was the historical significance of the First African Baptist Church in Savannah?




4. (Preface) What is the argument discussed in the preface?




5. (Page 1) Where and when was the First African Baptist Church organized?




6. (Page 8) What happened in 1832?

Primary Research Sheet 1

The War-Time Journal of a Georgia Girl

http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/andrews/andrews.html#andrews57
1. Pg. 2: Introduction. How does Ms. Andrews describe the slave owners in the South? About how many slave owners were there? On what document does she base her figures?




2. Pg. 97: A Belle of the Confederacy. List three things you notice about the lady in the painting.


3. THE PASSING OF THE CONFEDERACY (chapter)
What was the profession of Ms. Andrews' father? How did Georgians react to news of secession? Was Mr. Andrews a slave owner?


4. FORESHADOWINGS OF THE RACE PROBLEM (chapter)
What did Ms. Andrews father believe was the "greatest of all the evils brought upon us by the war"?


5. Pgs. 348-349: Describe what might be seen at a "dancing party". Who did Ms. Andrews try to avoid meeting?

Primary Research Sheet 2

Mutual Relation of Masters and Slaves as Taught in the Bible


http://docsouth.unc.edu/imls/wilson/wilson.html


1. What type of document is this?


2. Who created it, and when was it created?


3. (Correspondence.) Why does Wilson say he is allowing this to be published?



4. (Discourse.) What does Wilson say is the true meaning of “servants” ()?


5. What does Wilson justify on pages eight and nine?


6-10. Briefly summarize the final paragraph on pages twenty and twenty-one, beginning with “But, notwithstanding”. Comment on either Wilson’s writing or his character.

Primary Research Sheet 3

Primary Research III, History of the First African Baptist Church


http://docsouth.unc.edu/church/love/love.html


Who wrote this document?


(Introduction) What did McNeal say was the goal of the white press?




(Introduction) What did Walker say was the historical significance of the First African Baptist Church in Savannah?



(Preface) What is the argument discussed in the preface?



(Page 1) Where and when was the First African Baptist Church organized?



6. (Page 8) What happened in 1832?