HIS 100 Module Four Activity Bias Template
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HIS 100 Module Four Activity Template: Bias in Primary Sources
Locate an additional primary source relevant to your historical event. Use it and the primary
source you identified in a previous module to answer the questions below. Replace the
bracketed text with your responses.
Source One
Conduct source analysis on a primary source relevant to your historical event.
Attempt to write the APA style citation for your first primary source and include a link to it. You
will not be penalized for incorrect format.
Parrish, M. M. (1922).
Events of the Tulsa Disaster
. Retrieved from
http://129.244.102.213/speccoll/collections/F704T92P37%201922_Events/Events1.pdf
Respond to the following questions:
Who authored or created the primary source?
o
The author of this source was Mrs. Mary E. Jones Parrish
What was the author’s position in society at the time the primary source was created?
o
Additional resources were needed to find this information. Parrish was working a job the
inter-racial committee to report on the events of the massacre (Black Wall Street
Women, n.d.).
When was the primary source created?
o
This source was published in 1922 (Oklahoma State University, n.d.)
Where was the primary source created, released, or publicized?
o
This work was published while she was working with the inter-racial committee in Tulsa,
Oklahoma.
Who was the intended audience for the primary source?
o
The intended audience for this book seems to be those who were not present for this
historic event. The book highlights the perspective of Mary and many others who were
interviewed and experienced this day. The book provides additional context and
perspective for those who only saw or heard of news of this tragic event.
Why was the primary source created?
o
This source was created to provide the truth about this event that was hidden from the
predominantly white media. Many of the details including the number of people killed
and the economic damages were left out of newspaper stories. Mary’s book includes
many perspectives of those who experienced this day, as well as monetary values for the
property damage that was done.
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Whose perspective(s) is presented in the source?
o
Mary’s perspective is the predominant source as it tells her story of her decision to move
to Tulsa as well as what she saw and experienced that night. The source also contains
letters and perspectives of many other individuals who experienced this from teachers
to bible students as well as a member of the Tulsa Medical, Dental & Pharmaceutical
Association.
Source Two
Conduct a source analysis on a primary source relevant to your historical event.
Attempt to write the APA style citation for your second primary source and include a link to it.
You will not be penalized for incorrect format.
Erling, J. (2009, November 23).
Otis Clark: Tulsa 1921 Race Massacre
. Retrieved from
https://voicesofoklahoma.com/interviews/clark-otis/
Respond to the following questions:
Who authored or created the primary source?
o
John Erling was the one conducting the interview, Otis Clark was the Tulsa survivor being
interviewed.
What was the author’s or creator’s position in society at the time the primary source was
created?
o
John Erling, the interviewer, was a member of the Oklahoma Historical Society.
When was the primary source created?
o
The source was created on November 23, 2009, and published on June 21, 2010.
Where was the primary source created, released, or publicized?
o
The primary source was created in Oklahoma, the interview was conducted over the
telephone with Otis where he resided in Seattle, Washington.
Who was the intended audience for the primary source?
o
The intended audience would be for those today who have no knowledge or experience
with this event.
Why was the primary source created?
o
To provide additional context and perspectives on this event. To further understand the
way of life and standard of living for an African American compared to present day. John
Earling states, “…the city was really silent about the riot for about 75 years, and that
many Tulsans grew up, attended school, studied Oklahoma history and said that many
years ago they did not know about the riot.”
Whose perspective(s) is presented in the source?
o
The main perspective in this source is the firsthand experience of Otis Clark.
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Both Sources
Analyze the primary sources relevant to your historical event for the presence of bias.
When analyzing these sources for any bias, I am unable to find any. These sources to not force
any opinions or feelings. However, aim to provide specific details from the events that occurred
on this tragic day in American History.
Compare how your historical event is represented in your primary sources.
This historical event is represented in these sources through the story telling and perspectives
that those involved had to endure. Providing details of where the African Americans were forced
to evacuate to, how the whites and the Ku Klux Klan were in control of the city of Tulsa, leading
to further division and segregation providing more context behind the scenes in Tulsa.
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References
Erling, J. (2009, November 23).
Otis Clark: Tulsa 1921 Race Massacre
. Retrieved from
https://voicesofoklahoma.com/interviews/clark-otis/
Events of the Tulsa Disaster by Mrs. Mary E. Jones Parrish Collection
. (n.d.). Retrieved from Oklahoma
State University: University Libraries Archives:
http://archivespaces.library.okstate.edu:8081/repositories/3/resources/1212#:~:text=Biographic
al%20Sketch-,Mary%20E.,the%20Tulsa%20Disaster%2C%20in%201922.
Mary E . Jones Parrish
. (n.d.). Retrieved from Black Wall Street Women:
https://blackwallstreetwomen.com/mary-elizabeth-jones-parrish/
Parrish, M. (2022).
Events of the Tulda Disaster
. Retrieved from Jim Crow Laws. (n.d.). Retrieved from
PBS: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/freedom-riders-jim-crow-laws/
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