•How has the scholarly view of slavery in the 1800s changed in recent years? Provide three examples, drawn from the primary source and reading, of the new ways scholars think about ‘antebellum’ slavery in the Southern United States.

1. Use the lecture as the background to this interview, because it covers similar ground in an abbreviated form
2. Make sure to use the primary source on slave insurance – its easy!
3. Choose ANY three examples from Edward Baptist’s MANY descriptions of slavery’s ‘modern’ practices
4. Include a shortened version of your answer to the question in your first paragraph (this is a ‘thesis’) 
   1. Try to summarize what you see as the OVERALL change that your three examples illustrate 
      1. This proves the overall shift in how we now understand slavery
5. Conclude by re-stating your argument and how the author proved it with his examples
6. Don’t forget to cite in the following way: 
   1. (lecture)
   2. (textbook, XX)
   3. (Baptist, XX)
   4. (Slave Insurance)

1. This is an interview, so its written in a question and answer format; it should be in plainer language than a written ‘academic article’
2. The thesis of the interview is right on page 1 and 2: 
   1. Of the many myths told about American slavery, one of the biggest is that it was an archaic practice that only enriched a small number of men….But as with so many stories about slavery, this is untrue. Slavery, particularly the cotton slavery that existed from the end of the 18th century to the beginning of the Civil War, was a thoroughly modern business, one that was continuously changing to maximize profits. (Baptist, 1-2)
3. ‘reproductive labor’ – the work that goes into creating and sustaining human life, i.e. giving birth, breastfeeding, cooking, cleaning, raising kids, etc.

Dont use any other sources besides the two on the botton