Slavery in narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass
By: Claudia Durst Johnson, book editor
Series: Social issues in literature
Publisher: Greenhaven Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Farmington Hills, Mich
Language: eng
Number of pages: 134
ISBN-13: 9780737769869; 9780737769876
Subjects: Juvenile literature; African American abolitionists; Biography; Abolitionists; Slaves; Slavery; History; Slavery in literature; Social ethics in literature; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Social Issues / Prejudice & Racism; JUVENILE NONFICTION / Literary Criticism & Collections
Description: "Social Issues in Literature meets the need for materials supporting curriculum integration. Each title in this distinctive new series examines an important literary work or body of work through the lens of a major social issue. Each volume presents biographical and critical information on the author, viewpoints on the social issue portrayed in the book, and contemporary assessments of the social issue as well as a chronology of important dates in the author's life, discussion questions, a guide to additional literary works that focus on the same social issue, a bibliography for further research and a thorough subject index"--

"Social Issues in Literature: Slavery in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: This series brings together the disciplines of sociology and literature. It looks at a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue that is reflected in it"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 121-126) and index.

Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: CHAPTER I. BACKGROUND ON FREDERICK DOUGLASS; title: From slavery to national prominence / Russell K. Hively; title: Douglass on the abuse of slave women for pleasure and profit / Frederick Douglass; title: CHAPTER II. SLAVERY IN NARRATIVE OF THE LIFE OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS; title: Preaching the evils of slavery / Robert G. O'Meally; title: Countering the slaveholders' argument / Peter C. Meyers; title: Frederick Douglass and the Black Liberation Movement : The North Star of American blacks / Wu Jin-Ping; title: Slavery robs its victims of identity / Henry Louis Gates Jr.; title: Douglass battles oppression to gain literacy and power / Philip S. Foner; title: Religious belief and slavery / Scott C. Williamson; title: Slaveholders and their religion / Donald B. Gibson; title: Douglass's Narrative as a work for abolition / Houston A. Baker Jr.; title: CHAPTER III. CONTEMPORARY PERSPECTIVES ON SLAVERY IN THE UNITED STATES; title: Agricultural slaves / Erin C. Heil; title: Labor exploitation and human trafficking of Mexican nationals to the Gulf Coast / Stephanie Hepburn; title: New US immigrants at risk of becoming forced labor victims / Kira Zalan; title: Child sex slaves in America / Malika Saada Saar; title: Research can aid in understanding and preventing modern-day slavery in the United States / Maureen Q. McGough.