He was born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey near Maryland's Eastern Shore in 1808, the son of a slave woman, and in all likelihood, her white master. ... Apart from being a personal revelation the autobiography was also published as antislavery propaganda. ... For this reason, in all of his subsequent autobiographies, Douglass replaced Garrison and Phillips' endorsements with introductions by prominent black scholars. So you have the title, the signature, the photograph and the preface which all function as a confirmation of the author's existence. ... Now that we have t...

• Word Count: 2277
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

As a result of men having more access to educational opportunities pre and post emancipation, many historical events and tragedies such as slavery has often been viewed from a male's perspective. ... "3 Therefore, this means that Nanny was able to thwart the planter's efforts to prosper financially from the profits of slavery. ... As stated by Beckles and Shepherd, "As a Baptist deacon he was given freedom of movement in western Jamaica and had built a solid reputation as an intelligent, articulate and compassionate man.... The man that says slaves be quite happy in slavery...

• Word Count: 1917
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Much of this profit came from exports, most of which was cotton. ... Much of this population growth came from immigration. In addition, immigrants and Easterners moved west and built farms in the new states formed from the Northwest Territory. ... Serious tensions between the free and salve states evolved from different developing economic systems in The United States. ... " 5 It reads: "All powers not delegated to the U.S. by the Constitution, not prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states or to the people....

• Word Count: 3046
• Approx Pages: 12
• Grade Level: Undergraduate