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Ramic 5

Source Analysis and Comparison Essay

Fiki Ramic

Professor Krutsinger

HIS121

04/27/2021

Source Analysis and Comparison Essay

The first source, "Ain't I a woman," is a speech written by Sojourner Truth herself on the racist and biased American culture where the whites seem to have a bias against the black women. The secondary source is a proposal letter written by Mattia Venture, who attempts to describe the relevance of Truth's speech on modern historical studies (Ventre, 2017). Truth writes her speech to a black American audience consisting of people she calls "Children," who were possibly victims of the gender discrimination that was exercised against women of her time. On the other hand, Ventre writes to parties responsible for teaching history and developing the curriculum to convince them to include such documents as the speech to give more exposure to the details of women discrimination and racism that are happening today. Truth's speech was written in Akron, Ohio. The state was experiencing pressure as a result of looming racial differences between white and black people. Also, the state was facing challenges of gender discrimination, especially against women. The issues prompted the author to draft the speech campaigning for women's rights and encourage them to learn to stand on their own without necessarily depending on men (Truth, 1852). The secondary material was also written in the United States at a time when racial conflicts were atop the national discussions. The author faces a difficult task drawing a consistent historical account of racism and gender discrimination, hence suggesting the inclusion of such documents as Truth's "Ain't I a woman" in historical studies. The United States of America has battled the challenges of racism over many decades, and these issues continue to affect Americans and their way of life. Looking back to the origins of racism and the opinions of historians in the past centuries would be a good start towards healing the wound. Fighting for equality is an experience that the majority do not come close to, yet it is important for today's society to understand the struggle people have been through in the past as well as share their insight over the issue. Both the primary and secondary sources have significant inclinations towards the fight for racial balance and gender equality. However, Truth addressed the issues with reference to creation and human life from a Christian perspective. The author had a bias towards Christianity and the Christian faith. On the other hand, Ventre has no inclinations towards religion but makes his argument quite openly. Comment by Krutsinger, Cynthia (CCCS): See my notes on your worksheet. This is not an acceptable source as it is the work of another student.

References

Lincoln, Abraham and Stephen Douglas. “First Debate: Ottawa, Illinois.” August 21, 1858. At National Park Service. Comment by Krutsinger, Cynthia (CCCS): What do either of these sources have to do with your essay

Miller, J. (1911). A War Scarred Hero. Biography.

Truth, S. (1852). Ain’t I a Woman? Women’s Convention. Modern History Sourcebook. Comment by Krutsinger, Cynthia (CCCS): Electronic information is missing

Ventre, M. (2017). ‘A vindication of the rights of women’ by Mary Wollstonecraft, and ‘Ain’t I a woman?’ by Sojourner Truth.

Fiki, you did pretty well on analyzing the primary source (see my feedback on the worksheet). This issue is with your “secondary” source and format. This should be at least three paragraphs – one addressing the primary source, one addressing the secondary source, and one comparing the two sources and the two source types. This type of work is key to historical study, so I definitely encourage you to re-do this and resubmit it during the revision opportunity.