In: Psychology
African Burial Ground: An American Discovery (1994) Ossie Davids End Ruby Dee 1) Summarize the book, themes, and social problem/issue 2) Identify key people and locations associated with this book 3) Identify the subject matter of the book, for example, immigration, human trafficking, interracial families, etc. 4) Provide a brief history of the subject matter ( 3-4 pages) 5) Did this book add to your knowledge of the subject matter? is so how?
1) African Burial Ground , an american discovery has four parts which is specially designed for the classrooms study of high school students. Its a history of african american experience . Part one , consists of the historical research and discoveries of the African Burial Ground of 400 men, women and children at lower manhatten , the entire story is based on this fact. 2nd part consists of elaborated history of the african americans and their cultures which were never disclosed earlier from 1613 to 1827. 3rd part consists of social part , the politics , impact on the peoples , clashes in the societies and interference of the US government. Last part , 4th part consists of the long term effect on the americans, its culture, history, science , literature , art etc.
2) Key peoples associated with the book are Ossie Davis and Ruby dee for narration, music by Lonette Mckee and Briant Mcneil, produced and directed by David Ktuz . Place highlighted is obviously lower manhatten in US where this burial ground got discovered.
3) Main subject matter of the book is that how african in those ancient days came to america and how and why those 400 men, womens and childrens got burried. Books also highlighted the immigration , human trafficking and how families got settled interracially. Thats the main social impact which have effects on this issue and how it created todays modern society of america.
5) Yes, it could be said that brief history of the book gaves me knowledge regarding the development of society in america, development of cultures there and how peoples got mixed up in the new cultures due to interracial marriages.