Not a Fate Worse than Death: Examining Captivity Stories

Details

Author
Nancy Ponzetti
Topic/Subject Area
Captives, Captivity
Historical Era
Colonial settlement, 1620–1762
Grade Level
High School (9–12)
Creation Date
2013
Last Revision Date
2024

About This Lesson

Summary and Objective

In this lesson students will use the stories of Eunice K. Williams and Mary Jemison to assess the validity of Professor’s Calloway’s claim “that Indian captivity was not always a fate worse than death.”