Discussion of the Lunsford Lane Narrative
Have students read Lane’s narrative, or excerpts from it, found online at http://docsouth.unc.edu/lanelunsford/menu.html. (This work is property of the University of North Carolina. It may be used freely by individuals for research, teaching and personal use as long as this statement of availability is included in the text.)This lesson is best used after students have a general understanding of antebellum slavery and Southern history. Page numbers listed in parenthesis after discussion questions are those of the online narrative; these numbers are not exhaustive. For synthetic and evaluative questions, page numbers are omitted, for they are based on the entire text.
Download PDF(s):
http://www.northcarolinahistory.org/edu_corner/68/entry
Sources:
Lunsford Lane, The Narrative of Lunsford Lane, Foermerly of Raleigh, N.C., Embracing an Account of Histo early Life, the Redemption by Purcharse of Himself and Family from Slavery, And His Banishment from the Place of His Birth for the Crime of Wearing a Colored Skin (Boston, 1842), also a part of the American South series and found at www.docsouth.unc.edu/lanelunsford/menu.html.
By Troy L. Kickler, North Carolina History Project
See Also:
Related Categories: Entrepreneurship, Business and Industry, African AmericanRelated Encyclopedia Entries: Lunsford Lane (1803-?), Omar Ibn Said (1770-1864), Naval Stores, John W. Ellis (1820-1862), Bunker Hill Covered Bridge, Secession, Salem Brass Band, Confederate States Navy (in North Carolina), United States Navy (Civil War activity), James Iredell Waddell (1824-1886), CSS Neuse, USS Underwriter, Warren Winslow (1810-1862)
Related Commentary: The Story of Lunsford Lane: How Entrepreneurial Spirit Overcame Slavery, Toward an Inclusive History of the Civil War: Society and the Home Front, Edward Bonekemper on the Cowardice of General McClellan
Timeline: 1776-1835 , 1836-1865
Region: Piedmont Plateau