How did the Thomas-Rapier family complicate definitions of black and white, along with slavery and freedom?

How did the Thomas-Rapier family complicate definitions of black and white, along with slavery and freedom?

How were the boundaries between slavery and freedom enforced?

What were the experiences of the Thomas-Rapier family in non-slave states compared to slave states?

What were the experiences of the Thomas-Rapier family in the Americas (outside the United States) as a whole?

Well-structured body paragraphs that concisely answer the questions in more detail with sophistication and nuance should follow, with your analysis ending in a conclusion paragraph that recaps your thesis. Your work must include examples from the sources to analyze. You are welcome to make broad statements (e.g., “Enslaved black people were exploited in the antebellum South…”), but you must cite specific examples from the sources as evidence. You are encouraged to include information from class lectures and other required readings when relevant. On the whole, a solid paper displays critical thinking through creative analysis that interrogates the sources and uses knowledge gained from our course.

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