Jacqueline Funes March 2, 2016 Professor Choflet AASP 202
Journal Entry #2
Paragraph 1: Argument: What is the main argument of this reading?
Drew Faust’s main argument in this reading showing a power struggle between the enslaver versus the enslaved. The power struggle was began to build tensions in the recent years before emancipation. Quickly, Emancipation is the freeing of slaves so it is seen how this could cause conflict with the two groups.
Paragraph 2: Evidence: What is the evidence does the author provides to support her/his claim?; What (if any) are the key concepts, vocabulary, or compelling historical facts introduced in this reading?
In the reading, the authors tells a story about James Henry Hammond, owner of the “Silver Bluff”