HIST 3401: PLURALISM TO 1877 Biography of Americans. Civil War

In   this   exercise,   you   are   to   imagine   you   are   writing   a   multiple   biography   of   Americans   in   the    time   of   the   Civil   War.   Your   book   will   trace   the   lives   and   experiences   of   three   Americans    whose   experiences   in   the   years   around   the   Civil   War   have   something   to   say   about   diversity    in   the   American   experience.   Look   into   the   basic   biographical   facts   about   each   of   these    individuals,   concentrating   on   their   activities   in   the   years   around   the   Civil   War.        Civil   War   People    Ely   S.   Parker        Mary   Livermore      Kate   Cumming    David   Walker        Angelina   Grimke      William   B.   Gould    Judah   P.   Benjamin      Edward   S.   Salomon      Moses   Osman    Henry   Morton   Stanley      Alexander   Thomas   Augusta        Identify   THREE   whose   stories,   told   side   by   side,   would   make   a   good   essay   about   the    diversity   of   the   American   experience   in   the   Civil   War.    In   a   short   essay   (150-­‐250   words)   identify   the   individuals   you   selected,   and   defend   your    selection.   NOTE:   You’re   not   writing   the   biography   itself,   just   a   brief   proposal   for   a   larger    research   study   someone   could   write.      You   may   cut   and   paste   your