Sumários

The woman question and the question of femininity (cont.) Events leading to the Civil War. The Lincoln-Douglas debates. Revisions.

16 Abril 2024, 11:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

The woman question and the question of femininity: "The Declaration of Sentiments" modeled on "The Declaration of Independence" - presentation of focus group conclusions in the last class.

Timeline of events leading to the Civil War: https://historyus19.blogspot.com/2024/04/chronology-events-of-civil-war.html
The Lincoln-Douglas debates. Movie clips of "Lincoln" by W. D. Griffith.
Revisions for the test: powerpoint on Moodle.

Revisiting the texts of Frederick Douglass and H. D. Thoreau. Slavery and Women Rights. "The Declaration of Sentiments" (1848) and "Ain't I a Woman?" (1851)

12 Abril 2024, 11:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Focus group work on "The Declaration of Sentiments" (1848)
Advice for final papers.
Revisiting the texts of Frederick Douglass, "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July" and the justifications for Civil Disobedience (H. D. Thoreau).
Violent or non-violent? The Case of John Brown.
Presentation on Sojourner Truth, "Ain't I a Woman?"

Defense of Frederick Douglass against pro-slavery arguments. Unjust laws and civil disobedience (Thoreau). Debate.

9 Abril 2024, 11:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Frederick Douglass: "What to the Slave is the Fourth of July" (1854) - intro. Arguments agains the "peculiar institution" of slavery.

https://historyus19.blogspot.com/2024/04/hw-for-april-8-peculiar-institution-of.html

H. D Thoreau, Civil Disobedience. Fourth debate – civil disobedience. 

The Compromise of 1850

John Brown and the Beginnings of the Civil War. T

Ralph Waldo Emerson, "The American Scholar" (cont). The Slavery Debate.

5 Abril 2024, 11:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

"The American Scholar" by R. W. Emerson - see powerpoint on Moodle.

The Compromise of 1850, the Fugitive Slave Act, and the Slavery Debate - analysis of pro-slavery arguments.

The Texas Annexation debate and the Mexican-American War. Into to Emerson's "The American Scholar":

2 Abril 2024, 11:00 • Margarida Vale de Gato

Chronology of the events leading up to the Mexican-American War: http://historyus19.blogspot.com/2024/04/chronology-of-events-up-to-mexican.html

Debate: Texas annexations.
Introduction to "The American Scholar" and the implications of the Manifest Destiny doctrine in the theory of "Man Thinking."