His great oratory skills left the largest impact on Civil War time period literature. ... Frederick Douglass played a major role in the redefinition of American literature in the Civil War time period. ... He wrote three significant autobiographies that helped define the way literature developed during the Civil War time period. ... All of Douglass's achievements combines with his great literature to redefine the writings of the time. ... He changed many people's lives, and helped to earn the respect of African American's, as well as whites today. ...

• Word Count: 1277
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Douglass, as a former slave, single-handedly redefined American Civil War literature, simply by redefining how antislavery writings were viewed. ... One must not overlook Frederick Douglass's oratory skills when looking at his literary career; however, it is Douglass's form which left the largest impact on Civil War time period literature. ... Douglass's Narrative was known as being a brief, descriptive, and easy to read piece of literature. ... Frederick Douglass played a major role in the redefinition of American literature in the Civil War time period. ... In the South, aboli...

• Word Count: 1987
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Chesnutt was the first African American invited to write for this series and Frederick Douglass was the first African American biography included. Chesnutt and Douglass were men who played important roles in the history of African-Americans and the history of our country. ... The two books were the first works by an African American to be published by a major publishing house. ... He was a strong voice against the disfranchisement of African Americans, the showing of racist movies such as "The Birth of The Nation" and the publication of books denigrating African Americans. In 1928 ...

• Word Count: 913
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

The preface of a piece of literature can sometimes be just as important as the story itself. ... Another example of his bias against slavery is in the way he describes the African race. ... Because of Garrison's intention in the preface, his work can be characterized as a type of protest literature. The purpose of protest literature is to influence the reader to join the cause of the author. Much like other protest literature, the preface is evoking the reader to help in the effort to end slavery. ...

• Word Count: 1690
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School

Frederick Douglass's Narrative acts as a protest literature against slavery. ... Unlike most African Americans, Frederick Douglass taught himself how to read and write along the way. ... As a free man Frederick Douglass was doing many things most African Americans were not able to do. ...

• Word Count: 726
• Approx Pages: 3
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Harriet Beecher Stowe and Frederick Douglass both challenged their legitimacy of slavery through their literature. ... During the time of Stowe and Douglass literature, slavery was a big issue, which was taking over the south. ... In Uncle Tom's Cabin, Stowe depicted the life of an African American man named Tom. ... He talked about although his father was white; he still got treated as if he was fully African American. ...

• Word Count: 1590
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

On page 1888 of The Heath Anthology of American Literature, Douglass states, "The manhood of the slave is conceded. ... Though we may see these African Americans as "men" today, pro-slavery Americans did not see them as that then. ... Today, women have these rights, as do African Americans and other minorities. ...

• Word Count: 1268
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School