Ruth M. Wilson
Similar or Different
In the poem
My Thirty Years,
Juan Manzano writes of his turbulent life as a slave. Use what you’ve learned about Manzano and slavery in general to decide how similar or different his Caribbean life was as compared to any American slave. For example, Frederick Douglass, Nat Turner, Harriet Tubman, or Linda Brendt. Please jot down your answers.
CARIBBEAN
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UNITED STATES
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FIND OUT MORE: Write a short essay on this or another piece of paper on what you’ve learned and how that knowledge makes you feel. Sorry no partners this time. This sheet is to be done only by
you.