Week 2, Semester 2

Hello,

In an effort to keep life and work simple, here are the slides that recap the work for this week:

And here is the entire set of  slides from class for your review.  Note: it's always a good idea to review class slides because the repetition will help information stick.  This is a great principle for you to adopt in all your classes--taking time to review notes from class to make sure you understand them and are retaining the information, to think about them more.

I have just one thing to add.  I'd like you to read this article about the history of the Malden, West Virginia salt mines.  What I like about this article is that it brings a contemporary perspective to the land, this industry, and some of the issues that we must consider in representing history.  Be sure to note the primary sources included in this article. This is a great example of how you can use secondary sources (an article) to find primary sources, just as you are doing with your local person this week.

Here it is    as a pdf, but you can also access it in the slides (#25).

You will be discussing all of this in groups again on Wednesday, so arrive prepared so that you may participate!

I find visuals tremendously helpful in learning, so I'm including photos of Washington's three wives below. I hope his will help you remember and visualize them better.  Note the admirable qualities of each wife and how his first wives passed.  If you click on their individual names, it will take you to their Wikipedia page so that you can learn more about them.

Fannie Smith Washington
1858-1884
first wife of Booker T. Washington
married 1882-1884

Olivia Davidson Washington
1854-1889
second wife of Booker T. Washington
married 1885-1889

 

Margaret Murray Washington
1865-1925
third wife of Booker T. Washington
married 1893

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Hello, 

Just adding this recent article on the Vance Monument issue---not required, but I thought you would find it interesting as we've been discussing this:

Citizen-Times article update on the Vance Monument issue