Book Response Paper Directions
Chained in Silence: Black Women and Convict Labor in the New South by Talitha L. LeFlouria (UNC Press, 2015). • 3-pages
• double-spaced essay
• 12 pt. New Times Roman font
• MLA formatAnswer the following in your response to the book:
Explain and respond in some way to the human dilemma or problem raised
Identify the interpretive argument made, or the construction of the story told
Emphasize on what you think is new about this work and what it adds to U.S. Social and Cultural History
Why does this story need to be told?
What does it reveal about the American experience or the United States?
Why did you find it new or interesting?