
Frederick Douglass:Major Themes Ignorance as a Tool for Slavery Knowledge as a Path to Freedom Slavery’s Irreversible Effect on Humanity Slaveholding as a Perversion of Christian Tenets The Treatment of Slaves as Property The Victimization of Female Slaves
Frederick Douglass: Major Symbols • White-Sailed Ships • Sandy’s Root • The Columbian Orator
Let’s do some research on this… But the high soul burns on to light men’s feet… Where death for noble end makes dying sweet. ~ James Russell Lowell (Written for Col. Robert Shaw, Mass. 54th) For discussion, how do you interpret this as it relates to Frederick Douglass’ journey…?
Man’s Basic Nature? Based on your reading of Frederick Douglass, you need to begin formulating an opinion/answer to this question: What is the basic nature of mankind? Good? Evil? Neither?