students already know about African American history, the experiences of American slavery, and the struggle for abolition and equal rights, but I hope that everyone will be able to find something surprising and/or novel in Douglass’s narrative (and/or the links collections from the Library of Congress). Please identify (referring specifically to the source) at least one detail from any of those sources that you think is especially noteworthy and say why.
In a 1000 – 1250 word academic essay, offer an idea (as your thesis) that is comments upon something we have read this semester. You may choose to develop an idea that you have introduced in one of our 1-2 page essays (which you have submitted during the semester). You may also develop a fresh idea, perhaps something you’ve considered during our Discussion Boards. For examples of excellent essays, see sample literature papers.
Develop your idea with precise, accurate evidence and valid, complete logic.
Minimally, the essay requires:
Read Frederick Douglass’s Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, pages 1171 – 1240 in the Norton anthology of America literature