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Research Paper on Whitfield's "Love" and "The North Star"
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1. Use “close reading and explication” skills to advance an argument on James Whitfields 2 poems "Love" and "The North Star".
Also create an annotated bibliography with 3 sources
For each of the three sources on your Works Cited page, write one paragraph (three to five sentences) that both describes and evaluates the content of the document. For each article, you should summarize the main argument and explain how it is or is not useful for people writing essays on your selected literary work. An annotation should indicate the thesis and focus of the article, as well as the author's major arguments and conclusions.
Each annotation has most or all of the following characteristics:
--summarizes and evaluates the content
--identifies the main argument, points, and/or purpose of the work
--considers the worth, effectiveness, and usefulness of the work, both in terms of the topic discussed in the article and your own research project
--identifies a particular point of view, perspective, or bias from which the work was written
--possibly draws comparisons between sources in the reference list; annotations can establish connections to other aspects of the same argument or opposing views
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Whitfield's "Love" and "The North Star"
Introduction
James Whitefield’s poetry “Love and the Northern Star” embodies poetic literature that denotes the element of rage and bitterness about slavery and the limitations of opportunities that were available for the African Americans during the Civil War. The North Star is sordid on the actual story of Benjamin “Big Ben” Moses, and Jones Hopkins, who escape from a plantation in Virginia during the 1840s and find their way north to Buckingham, Pennsylvania where they obtain favor and help from the Quakers.
Their journey exposes them to several dangers and cruelty, but also highlights the unexpected kindness of the people involved in the Underground Railroad. Upon arrival at the sanctuary of Mt. Gilead Church on Buckingham Mountain, Ben and Moses encountered life as free men from slavery. During their experience in Buckingham, Ben, Jones, and Moses engage with other ancient characters who advocated against slavery such as Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Joshua, and Jonathan. Fell, but also face an uncertain and dangerous future. This epic tale is beautifully filmed on location in Bucks County, Pennsylvania where the actual historical events took place. This paper consequently seeks to conduct a critique on James Whitefield’s poetries “Love” and “The North Star”
Whitfield's "Love" and "The North Star."
In 1840’s, the American South reinforced the notion of servitude on the black slaves as a way of life. Savageness was established as an act that expedited the intentions of the slave lords to flourish; an aspect that saw slaves caught endeavoring to secure their emancipation through escape facing the harshest retribution. In their mysterious hour, they would associate themselves with the southern white religious family who made sacrifices on their behalf in a bid to change the lives of the two forever (Walker n.p). Chance ultimately guided the pair to the safety of Buckingham, Pennsylvania where they found comfort that they almost instantaneously decided to make their home. Before sunset on their first experience in Buckingham, fate pushed James Whitefield into an emergency meeting of the Underground Railroad workers at the Mt. Gilead Church.
At this meeting, Whitefield attempts to make a fateful decision to assist the radical-leaning Quaker Joshua who fell in the imminent redemption of one of the pregnant slave escapees. From this point on, Whitefield became aligned himself with the belligerent abolitionist faction that predominated locally while Moses, on the other hand, embraced a more passive, peaceful role for the cause (Wertheimer 25. When not off on an escapade with conceivably ominous outcomes, Whitefield succeeded in cultivating the conversance of another escaped slave known as Sarah, a relationship that soon resulted in the two falling in love.
Under the unique circumstances of their condition, all seemed to be going well for Whitefield including the inhabitants of Buckingham. Whitefield during this period gets the opportunity to have an encounter with other leaders within the abolitionist movement where he meets William Still and Harriet Tubman and later finds a chance to hear a speech made by Frederick Douglass. When it appears that a sufficient sense of normalcy is restored within the region for Ben in his new life, treason from a significant source strikes remorselessly (Whitfield34). He is dared with an escaped slaves’ greatest fear, and this encounter, along with the reaction of his fellow town’s people, provides a most poignant moment at the conclusion of this chronicle. This remains a story that clearly shows humanity at its best and its worst during the time of slavery in America.
Whitfield, James M., J. Theodore Holly, and William Lambert. “Report of the Establishment of a Periodical, to Be the Organ of the Black and Colored Race on the American Continent.” Proceedings of the National Emigration Convention of Colored People, Held at Cleveland, August, 1854. Pittsburgh: A. A. Anderson, 1854.
As one of the activists in the local anti-slavery movements in Buffalo, Whitefield took the opportunity to interact with some of the black abolitionists who came for the Free-soil convention, individuals that included Douglass. In his poems, Whitefield attempts to carefully construct several volumes of poetries whose primary arrangements are designed to reflect the contradictive nature of nations that are torn between the dependency on chattel slavery and commitments to human liberty. This poet succinctly pairs his poems on the element of slavery with several poems on freedom. In his poetries, Whitfield's "Love" and "The North Star." He acknowledges that the feature of slavery is one of the contradictory issues facing the society today. He alludes to himself in the “Song of Myself” as a poet of slaves as well as the master of slaves.
As one of the political activities which were deeply concerned with the evils of slavery and racism, Whitefield shows the much less celebratory attitude towards some of the contradictions that the American society was pegged deeply on, an aspect that he details in this literature....
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Whitfield's "Love" and "The North Star"
Introduction
James Whitefield’s poetry “Love and the Northern Star” embodies poetic literature that denotes the element of rage and bitterness about slavery and the limitations of opportunities that were available for the African Americans during the Civil War. The North Star is sordid on the actual story of Benjamin “Big Ben” Moses, and Jones Hopkins, who escape from a plantation in Virginia during the 1840s and find their way north to Buckingham, Pennsylvania where they obtain favor and help from the Quakers.
Their journey exposes them to several dangers and cruelty, but also highlights the unexpected kindness of the people involved in the Underground Railroad. Upon arrival at the sanctuary of Mt. Gilead Church on Buckingham Mountain, Ben and Moses encountered life as free men from slavery. During their experience in Buckingham, Ben, Jones, and Moses engage with other ancient characters who advocated against slavery such as Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, Joshua, and Jonathan. Fell, but also face an uncertain and dangerous future. This epic tale is beautifully filmed on location in Bucks County, Pennsylvania where the actual historical events took place. This paper consequently seeks to conduct a critique on James Whitefield’s poetries “Love” and “The North Star”
Whitfield's "Love" and "The North Star."
In 1840’s, the American South reinforced the notion of servitude on the black slaves as a way of life. Savageness was established as an act that expedited the intentions of the slave lords to flourish; an aspect that saw slaves caught endeavoring to secure their emancipation through escape facing the harshest retribution. In their mysterious hour, they would associate themselves with the southern white religious family who made sacrifices on their behalf in a bid to change the lives of the two forever (Walker n.p). Chance ultimately guided the pair to the safety of Buckingham, Pennsylvania where they found comfort that they almost instantaneously decided to make their home. Before sunset on their first experience in Buckingham, fate pushed James Whitefield into an emergency meeting of the Underground Railroad workers at the Mt. Gilead Church.
At this meeting, Whitefield attempts to make a fateful decision to assist the radical-leaning Quaker Joshua who fell in the imminent redemption of one of the pregnant slave escapees. From this point on, Whitefield became aligned himself with the belligerent abolitionist faction that predominated locally while Moses, on the other hand, embraced a more passive, peaceful role for the cause (Wertheimer 25. When not off on an escapade with conceivably ominous outcomes, Whitefield succeeded in cultivating the conversance of another escaped slave known as Sarah, a relationship that soon resulted in the two falling in love.
Under the unique circumstances of their condition, all seemed to be going well for Whitefield including the inhabitants of Buckingham. Whitefield during this period gets the opportunity to have an encounter with other leaders within the abolitionist movement where he meets William Still and Harriet Tubman and later finds a chance to hear a speech made by Frederick Douglass. When it appears that a sufficient sense of normalcy is restored within the region for Ben in his new life, treason from a significant source strikes remorselessly (Whitfield34). He is dared with an escaped slaves’ greatest fear, and this encounter, along with the reaction of his fellow town’s people, provides a most poignant moment at the conclusion of this chronicle. This remains a story that clearly shows humanity at its best and its worst during the time of slavery in America.
Whitfield, James M., J. Theodore Holly, and William Lambert. “Report of the Establishment of a Periodical, to Be the Organ of the Black and Colored Race on the American Continent.” Proceedings of the National Emigration Convention of Colored People, Held at Cleveland, August, 1854. Pittsburgh: A. A. Anderson, 1854.
As one of the activists in the local anti-slavery movements in Buffalo, Whitefield took the opportunity to interact with some of the black abolitionists who came for the Free-soil convention, individuals that included Douglass. In his poems, Whitefield attempts to carefully construct several volumes of poetries whose primary arrangements are designed to reflect the contradictive nature of nations that are torn between the dependency on chattel slavery and commitments to human liberty. This poet succinctly pairs his poems on the element of slavery with several poems on freedom. In his poetries, Whitfield's "Love" and "The North Star." He acknowledges that the feature of slavery is one of the contradictory issues facing the society today. He alludes to himself in the “Song of Myself” as a poet of slaves as well as the master of slaves.
As one of the political activities which were deeply concerned with the evils of slavery and racism, Whitefield shows the much less celebratory attitude towards some of the contradictions that the American society was pegged deeply on, an aspect that he details in this literature....
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