¶ … history in David Bradley's, The Chaneysville Incident. The author of this paper outlines the importance of the concept of history in the book and explains why it was important to the foundation of the story. There was one source used to complete this paper. THE TIES THAT BIND

America, as a nation, is still in its infancy when compared to other nations in the world. However, it has evolved so quickly that we would not recognize the days of yesteryear if they stood before us now. With each stride, we move further into the future and further away from the past, but that history ties each leg of the journey to the next one in its path. In David Bradley's, The Chaneysville Incident, the reader is given the opportunity to see just how important the concept of history can be to the telling of a story.

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Brought here as slaves and later freed, the community has traveled a long way in a relatively short time to attain their rightful place as equal partners in this nation. It is easy to forget what history did to them, and perhaps, because of our own shame, we sweep under the rug the indoctrination we gave them when they first arrived. However, books like The Chaneysville Incident, present us with important historical facts, which tie together the past and the present. The concept of using history in this book is important because without it, we would not see the clear-cut pattern that was followed. Without that knowledge, we might fail to make correct choices in the future. History has to be told so that we might better understand the attitudes and ideas of the African-American today.
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