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Inhuman Traffick Paper: How Historians use Primary Sources Assignment: Select at least three primary sources from Part III of Inhuman Traffick (133-180). Describe and explain how Blaufarb and Clarke have used these sources in their graphic history. Have they changed, added to, or subtracted from the sources? How? Decide whether the graphic history written by Blaufarb and Clarke is accurate and useful. Defend your position with specific evidence from the book.

Length: 4-5 pages (double-spaced, 12 point font) Things to think about as you write: Like all historians, Rafe Blaufarb and Liz Clarke have done more than simply reproduce or summarize historical documents. They have produced their own interpretation of history. This assignment has three goals: 1. Evaluate and argue significant points based on your own judgment; 2. Use evidence to support your point of view; and 3. Consider what historians actually do Questions your paper must consider: • How is a “graphic history” different from a traditional history book? • What has the author added that does not appear in the primary sources? • What has the illustrator added that does not appear in the primary sources? • What can we learn from the graphic history that we cannot learn from the primary sources?

Citing Sources Use of specific evidence is vital to this paper, and you must indicate from where in the reading you have taken quotes or language. Include parenthetical references to specific page numbers. This paper requires no outside reading. If you do use other sources, you must cite them. Writing Style and Essay Structure Your essay should have a clear introduction that states your thesis and a conclusion that wraps up the paper. Use one paragraph per idea, and make sure that you have sufficient evidence to support each of your statements. When writing about the past and accounts written in the past, use the past tense. For most people, writing clearly means using short sentences and words that they know well. This assignment requires you to make decisions. State your opinion clearly, and use evidence from the readings to support it. Historical writing uses the active voice because it explains who is responsible and what they have done. Passive voice does not. Avoid the passive voice. The most famous example of passive voice: “Mistakes were made.” Historians want to know who made the mistakes and why. Active: “Jones made mistakes because he misjudged the importance of the deal.” 9 Avoid introductions and conclusions that say nothing: “In conclusion, there were some similarities and differences between the two accounts. Though the differences were vastly different, the similarities were somewhat identical.” Your paper must be double-spaced, but avoid extra spaces between paragraphs. Try to stay away from long quotations, but if you do use one, it should be indented and single spaced.