Douglass

Douglass Articles Quarter Three and Four

=Douglass= Period 1: Day one: Read The Claims of the Negro, Ethnologically Considered and The Lesson of the Hour (Why Is the Negro Lynched?). There is some repetition in these articles, so you may scan ahead to the next point at times. Write key terms and concepts from both articles and define them. In at least one page, explain how those key terms help his arguments. Day Two: Write for one page connecting what Douglass discussed to present-day racism in the United States.

Period 7: Day One: Read The Claims of the Negro, Ethnologically Considered and The Lesson of the Hour (Why Is the Negro Lynched?) Write a steps of the argument for each article. For "Claims of the Negro," write a detailed response outlining his claims and demonstrating an understanding of their significance.

Day Two: PIck a currently oppressed people and apply Douglass' methodology to defend that group or pick a controversial action and apply Douglass' methodology to defend or critque that action.

Lesson of the Hour, aka Why is the Negro Lynched, 1895 facsimile Non-facsimile version

Claims of the Negro Ethnologically Considered

The Meaning of the Fourth of July to the Negro ==