Question

continue listening to the radio interview about the slave revolt of 1811. you can access it here. you can follow along with the transcript below.
raz: that was your intention. i mean, ive read that you actually wanted people to know about this story of heroism, another side of slave history.
rasmussen: yes. too often, i think, when we think about slavery, we feel guilty and ashamed and depressed,
and we think of the slaves as victims. but the slaves were
more than that. these were heroes. these were men that
fought and died for their beliefs in freedom and equality.
what im trying to do is not only bring their story, tell you
about charles deslonde, about kook, about quamana,
but to think about these enslaved men and women as
people who contributed to american history, who fought
and died for their beliefs and who were brave and heroic.
raz: thats daniel rasmussen. he is the author of the
new book \american rising: the untold story of the
which statement best summarizes rasmussen’s
reason for writing the book?
○ he wanted to show how enslaved people were
victimized by slaveholders.
○ he wanted to portray the rebels as brave heroes
who fought for their freedom.
○ he wanted to explain how the practice of slavery
changed over time in louisiana.
○ he wanted to show that the rebels’ honorable
goals did not match their approach.

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze Rasmussen's statements. He says slaves were "heroes" who "fought and died for their beliefs in freedom and equality" and he wants to portray them as such. Let's check each option:

• Option 1: He focuses on them as heroes, not just victims. Eliminate.
• Option 2: Matches his intent to show rebels as brave heroes fighting for freedom (since he calls them heroes who fought for freedom/equality).
• Option 3: The passage doesn't discuss how slavery changed over time. Eliminate.
• Option 4: He portrays them positively, not that their goals didn't match approach. Eliminate.

Answer:

B. He wanted to portray the rebels as brave heroes who fought for their freedom.