Image and Source Study: The Haitian Revolution, Black Jacobins, and Revolutionary Violence in the 18th Century
Overview
In this assignment, students will use primary and secondary sources, including images, to study the use and framing of violence by Black Revolutionaries. The goal of this assignment is to have students to use the images and documents to consider how race and other factors shape Western views on Black Revolutionaries.
Attachments
The attachment for this resource is a sample assignment for an essay on the use and framing of violence by Black Revolutionaries. The document includes primary source images for students to use in their essays and a guide for teachers on how to use this assignment in their courses.
About This Resource
The sample assignment included here was submitted by a participant in a one-day virtual workshop entitled, "Teaching the Global African Diaspora" for world history teachers hosted by the Alliance for Learning in World History. This was a draft document that may subsequently have been revised in light of feedback and discussion during the event.
This resource was contributed by Benjamin Henderson, Haitian American Museum, Chicago.