He was not allowed to be present during her illness, death, or burial. "She was long gone before I knew anything about it I received the tidings of her death with much the same emotions I should have probably felt at the death of a stranger" (Douglass 15). ... "To use his own words, further, he said "If you give a nigger an inch, he"ll take an ell. ... He offered bread to the poor little hungry children, "who, in return, would give me the more valuable bread of knowledge" (Douglass 34). ... His incredibly influential speeches, debates, and interviews continued, about every other day f...

• Word Count: 5595
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• Grade Level: High School

How are two men that seem so different in life, liberty and character comparable? ... He met with his mother a few times as a very young boy, until her sick and untimely death, and was also separated from his brothers and sisters. ... "The joy of my sisters and my mother, and, indeed, of all the family, was such that it humbled me, and made me sorry that I hadn't submitted to a hundred whippings..."... Who doesn't have someone that gives them a hard time? ...

• Word Count: 874
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: High School

Opponents of slavery, called Abolitionists, believed slavery was immoral and the Declaration of Independence should be applied to everyone, slaves as well as whites, that they might enjoy the rights of "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" (Hughes 40-42, Meltzer 79-84). ... Mark 10:45 says," For even the son of man did not come to be served, but to serve and give ransom for many." ... Romans 8:2 says" Because through Jesus Christ the law of the Spirit of life set me free from the law of sin and death. ... A contemptuous Confederate commander buried Commander Shaw with his Ne...

• Word Count: 1436
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

National elections Beginning in the American Revolution and accelerating after the War of 1812, the people of the United States grew in their sense of country as an important example to the world of a national republic of political liberty and personal rights. ... In the world of 19th century self-made Americans, growing in prosperity, population and expanding westward, "freedom" could mean personal liberty or property rights. ...

• Word Count: 6922
• Approx Pages: 28