In Search of the Promised Land. History Book Review

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Introduction
The thesis of the book “In Search of Promised Land" revolves around slavery. The book explains how African-Americans were treated like slaves. This slavery took place during the Civil Wars in the US. The black Americans were mistreated and enslaved based on racism. Franklin argues persuasively since the main topic talked about searching for a Promised Land so that black Americans could be freed from this slavery. However, Franklin experienced various challenges when gathering the information that he would use to write his book 'In Search of the Promised Land.'
Sources
Franklin used manuscripts as a way to source information about his book. These manuscripts were given to him by a Chicago Physician called James Randall White. James was a native in Nashville. He contacted the author and told him of the manuscripts that were in possession of his wife, Hellen White, who was the daughter of Franklin's character, Sally Thomas. These manuscripts contained letters, diary, notes, autobiography, and reminiscences that would help the author get background information about his main character, Sally Thomas.
Moreover, Franklin sourced his book from the sharp memory of Sally Thomas, who told him the names, dates, and events concerning slavery. These sources were not a hundred per cent accurate, but it was the only option Franklin had (Franklin et al.). He also examined primary sources at local, state, federal levels, and primary sources. Lastly, there were post-autobiographies written by former slaves. All these sources helped Franklin in composing his book. Besides, this book shows how other slaves were treated differently from their fellow slaves.
Benefits of black Americans over the Whites
Even though all slaves were under the same authority, the black American slaves were treated differently from the White slaves. This is so because of the following reasons. Firstly, the black Americans were hardworking than the White slaves; therefore, they earned favor from the leaders of slavery. This made the white slaves to be given more work as a form of punishment. In Nashville City, the black Americans earned honesty from the slavery leaders due to their industrious character. Therefore, they could secure businesses to run so as to support their families.
This improved the economy of t...