One important event occurred between Douglass and a particularly strict slave driver, named Mr. ... He displayed several indications that he felt separated from the Black slave culture that were directly connected to literacy: "I envied my fellow-slaves for their stupidity. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

THE GREYGOOSE It is a beautiful, sunny day and I am stuck on this horrible, drab looking bus called the "Greygoose." You see, the "Greygoose" is a shuttle bus for inmates traveling between prisons, and my destination today is San Quentin State prison. I have just been sentenced to two ...

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• Grade Level: High School