For the midterm exam (Tue 10/22), you will have to write an essay in response to one of the questions below. Your essay should have a clear thesis and include at least TWO specific examples from each source (Film, For The Record, and A People’s History of the United States). 

Question 1:  According to the different sources we examined, what role did race play in determining the level of freedom experienced by different kinds of individuals during the era of slavery and Reconstruction in the South? Your essay should focus on ONE “type” of freedom:  political, economic, or social/cultural.

Question 2:  According to the different sources we examined, what role did industrialization play in determining the level of freedom experienced by different kinds of individuals during the Gilded Age? Your essay should focus on ONE “type” of freedom:  political, economic, or social/cultural.