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Antebellum America  “Sambo” pattern of behavior used as a charade in front of whites  Innocent laughing black man caricature  Bulging eyes, thick.

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2 Antebellum America

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4  “Sambo” pattern of behavior used as a charade in front of whites  Innocent laughing black man caricature  Bulging eyes, thick lips, big smile

5  Refusal to work hard  Isolated acts of sabotage  Escape via the “Underground Railroad”

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7  Monkey wrench (left) alerted escapees to gather up their tools and prepare to flee  Drunkard path (right) warned escapees not to follow a straight path

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9 GABRIEL PROSSER (1800)DENMARK VESEY (1822)

10 Nat Turner 1831

11  Black Christianity  Baptist or Methodist  More emotional worship services  Negro Spirituals  Pidgin or Gullah Languages  Nuclear family with extended kin links where possible  Importance of music in slaves lives  Especially spirituals

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