Choose one of the following questions and write a 3-page, double-spaced response paper. Provide evidence/references from the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (and Give Me Liberty! and Constructing American Past if appropriate) to support your arguments. Students must consult the Writing Guide on HuskyCT. The Chicago Manual of Style formatting for footnotes is required. Additional sources are not permitted.
1. Why was learning to read so important to Frederick Douglass? What role does education play in the institution of slavery?
2. What do you think Frederick Douglass means when he comments that the institution of slavery has brutalizing effects upon both slaves and slaveholders?
3. What is Frederick Douglasss view of American Christianity? Why do you think he feels the way he does about religion and slavery?
