In the first half of this course (Units 1-6), we explored three key skills that students of history must develop: source eva
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In the first half of this course (Units 1-6), we explored three key skills that students of history must develop: source evaluation, perspective taking, and historical empathy. In the Unit 7 discussion, we will again use of all three to make an argument about the possibilities for and limits of slave agency (agency is the ability of someone to act on their own behalf). You will then reflect on how incorporating new voices into the historical record can lead us to reconsider what we “know” about the past.