Select two of the topics below and explain how they have shaped the experiences of Africans and African-
descended people throughout the diaspora.
Topics:
● Africans and the Atlantic World
● Transatlantic Slave Trade
● Resistance to enslavement
● The Haitian Revolution
● Colonialism
● Apartheid
● Spirituality and Christianity
● Black Nationalism
Incorporate your definition of Africana Studies (How do your topics relate to your definition?).
Incorporate at least one of the following quotes from Woodson and Douglass.
The chief reason why so many give such a little attention to the background of the Negro is the belief that this
study is unimportant (Woodson, p. 129).
With the domestication of animals, the discovery of iron, the development of stringed instruments, and an
advance in art, and the inauguration of trial by jury, the Negro stands just as high as others in contributing to
the progress of the world (Woodson, p.130).
The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching
heart is relieved by its tears (Douglass, p. 15).
Now, said he, “If you teach that (speaking of myself) how to read, there would be no keeping him. It
would make him discontent and unhappy. I now understood what had been to me a most perplexing
difficulty– to wit a White man’s power to enslave a Black man (Douglass, p. 24).
Read at least two primary and two secondary texts on each topic you have selected. Woodson and/or
Douglass should be used as a primary source.
● Incorporate readings from class
Write a 1200-word essay explaining your topics in APA format with a reference page. Be cognizant of
sentence structure, word choice, grammar usage, spelling, and paragraph development.
● Format: Times New Rowan, 12-font double-spaced, page numbers with your last name.
● Submit as Word document.
● Include your first & last name, date and topic.
● The rubric is located in Canvas.
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