Your discussion for Week 4 is due the week of Sept 13-17. You will find the question in the forum under “Week 5” and your reading is attached under the assignment tab. Your first response(addressing the prompt below) is due on Sept 15 by 6 PM. The first response should be submitted here AND in the discussion forum(under the Communication tab). It should be 300 words.

You will also post a SECOND response in the forum that responds to one of your classmates. This should be at least 200 words and should address their thoughts. It is due on Sept 17 by 6 PM.

Reading: Davis, The Atlantic Slave System: Brazil and the Caribbean

Response Question: Were Africans able to maintain their African identities in the New World?