From the website www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia I found that it had mostly strengths in it, as it was sponsored by businesses like The Bankers Trust and The Fannie Mae Foundation. It is also funded by National Endowment for the Humanities which to me means this must be a good site, The site is well laid out and even though the information from historians are shot it gives a lot of detail.
Sarah
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I agree with Sarah.
I like the small attention to detail, such as the explanation that Africans had originally been intended as the lower classes, and like the gradual stages of revolution.
Though first person is not preferable, it is interesting how they have used the historian’s viewpoints.
I'm really sorry i missed the blog guys. I couldn't make the lecture as I had to play hockey in plymouth wich meant leaving at 8.30
I didn't have the sheet and was totally my fault for not getting one. I hoped there would be a short post telling me what to do but as I left it too late I didn't leave myself time to find out the details. Well done sarah for doing it yourself.
I found the site very easy to use and very extensive, with multiple links and paths to more and more in-depth sites. Maxines view on the style of first person writing is correct but I felt that with this site it was the best method as it is the historians views that are being portrayed. Those funding it are obviously going to have their views strongly embedded into the site because noone funds opposing theories but this is an interesting, though slightly biased insight into modern African Americans.
Wow, what an intresting website, i've read it at length and found it extreamly intresting. The narrative about slavery and religion i found particully of interest. I'd never heard of the revivalists before reading the website, i found it amazing that they let slaves in there church and taught of fair treatment but did not want a part in the abolition of slavery.
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