Social history is the thorough analysis of the past and usually has to do with sociology, ethnology or fiscal matters that are mainly based on experiences typically focused on major issues, making it a topic of public interest. There are many ideas that concern social history and it may be difficult to recognize them. Social history is an exceedingly broad term as there are so many situations and examples that can fall into the group. It is popularly considered as an insight on cultural history, but the definition is still quite vague to a lot of people.
Several nonfiction books and movies are based on stories of someone’s past which, can also mean that most of them incorporate social history. I read the book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl …show more content…
He was later sold again and became the property of a carpenter named John Tibeats. One day, Tibeats attempted to beat Northup, but he retaliated. To stop Tibeats from killing Northup, Ford and Northup’s overseer had to intervene. This incident resulted in Solomon getting auctioned off again to a man named Edwin Epps. A while later, he encountered a man named Bass who listened to his story and decided to help him out. Bass contacted Solomon’s friends and told them everything that had happened. After his friends were alerted of the situation, they located Northup and brought him to justice. Solomon endured the deprivation of his identity, freedom, love, and happiness, but he never gave up hope and he knew that all he had to do was to find a way to inform his friends up north and he would be set free. His motivation and optimism was what kept him alive and well by the time his friends came and bailed him out. Solomon’s exposure to slavery is a great example of social history not only because the slave trade business brought in a lot of money and the two men that tricked Solomon got an abundance of money, but because of Northup’s strength and
Several nonfiction books and movies are based on stories of someone’s past which, can also mean that most of them incorporate social history. I read the book Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl …show more content…
He was later sold again and became the property of a carpenter named John Tibeats. One day, Tibeats attempted to beat Northup, but he retaliated. To stop Tibeats from killing Northup, Ford and Northup’s overseer had to intervene. This incident resulted in Solomon getting auctioned off again to a man named Edwin Epps. A while later, he encountered a man named Bass who listened to his story and decided to help him out. Bass contacted Solomon’s friends and told them everything that had happened. After his friends were alerted of the situation, they located Northup and brought him to justice. Solomon endured the deprivation of his identity, freedom, love, and happiness, but he never gave up hope and he knew that all he had to do was to find a way to inform his friends up north and he would be set free. His motivation and optimism was what kept him alive and well by the time his friends came and bailed him out. Solomon’s exposure to slavery is a great example of social history not only because the slave trade business brought in a lot of money and the two men that tricked Solomon got an abundance of money, but because of Northup’s strength and