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Biographical Information:

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  Dates Living  
  Place of Origin  
  Key Features of Background [social status, educatiopn, ethnicity, gender, role in society, occupation, etc.  

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Focus of Comparison [In the central column list 1-4 areas in which you want to focus, for example, views on slavery, relationship to historical event, eyewitness account, beliefs, etc.]

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