Midterm

Question 1

Published poetry in London .first a

AA to publish a book and to achieve international reputation .born in Africa enslaved in America

Answer 1

Phyllis Wheatley

Question 2

Sambo was promised freedom but mistress disappeared and master died. The spoken word is not as valuable as the written word

Answer 2

Promises of freedom

Question 3

Flight or freedom . Only animals that are truly free are birds

Answer 3

Run nigger run

Question 4

Protest of lynching era . Billy holiday . Fruits equal hanging bodies was a warning of what can happen to others

Answer 4

Strange fruit

Question 5

5 parts of a sermon

Answer 5

1. disclaimer
2. Statement of theme
3. Broad interpretation of biblical word
4. Body 5. Closing statement

Question 6

2 political documents . Emancipation and constitution

States that America was given a bad check

Answer 6

I have a dream

Question 7

Learned To read and learned of Patrick Henry . Wanted to go world court

Answer 7

Malcolm x

Question 8

Said that slavey was worst in history . Thought blacks came here by god to be slaves

Answer 8

David walker. His audience were AA to appeal to Christian whites

Question 9

Absence of light of void

Answer 9

Thomas Jefferson

Question 10

Preacher .. God told him to revolt. He killed about 60 whites& wrote the confession of nat turner . He was hung

Answer 10

Nat turner

Question 11

Anything written by blacks. Was the introduction . Was broke by Fredrick Douglas

Answer 11

Blk MSG in white envolpe

Question 12

Interacted with Harriet Jacob . Wanted Harriet to write a story but she refused

Answer 12

Harriet b stove- uncle toms cabin

Question 13

Earliest known work of literature. Had symphony for the Indians . Born n Africa and married a free slave . Bars means meadows

Answer 13

Lucy terry

Question 14

Known for her writing 1st to publish anything wrote poetry . Born n Africa and named from a boat . Last name from owner

Answer 14

Phyllis Wheatley

Question 15

Point was equality in a spiritual level and should also be social level

Answer 15

Being brought to Africa

Question 16

Women’s rights , oral tradition . Never learned to read and write. Someone wrote her autobio for her . Treated bad bc of her size

Answer 16

Sejournior Truth

Question 17

Known for autobio first to publish in u.s slave narrative used the name Linda Brent bc she was a fugitive . Wrote incidents of a slave girl

Answer 17

Harriet Jacobs

Question 18

Also wrote letters to her editor who proved her writing lived n attic for seven years learning to sew and reading bible expressed her freedom sexually

Answer 18

Harriet Jacobs

Question 19

Wrote fiction born in New Orleans compared him self to a tiger

Answer 19

Victor sojour