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Walter Johnson

Soul by Soul: Life Inside the Antebellum Slave Market

Walter JohnsonNonfiction | Book | Adult | Published in 1999

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Essay Topics

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What was the role of performativity in the antebellum slave market? Refer to Johnson’s Soul by Soul in your answer.

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Why was race so important in the antebellum slave market? Support your answer with evidence from the text.

3.

Why can slavery “never be represented” (10)?

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