Frederick Douglass was a key figure in the abolitionist movement and equality of human rights. ... Douglas had also aided in the passage of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendment, these amendments would ban slavery, make every person born in the United States a citizen and would forbid racial prejudice in voting. ... Frederick Douglass was a key figure in the abolitionist movement and helped gain black civil rights. ...

• Word Count: 1350
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Its text explains key terms surrounding the Civil War, the importance of slavery to the war effort on both sides, Lincoln's efforts to regain the support of the rebellious states, the role of African American soldiers in the civil war, and America's place in the world wide progression to end slavery. ... Even over a year into the war, the North did not make abolishing slavery a key objective. ... According to this view, the governments of the Southern states had temporarily been taken over by rebels, and the key role of Reconstruction was to return loyal officials to power. ... With ...

• Word Count: 1740
• Approx Pages: 7
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

As we have seen the book cover contains some external cues that are quite important for the reader such as the book title and the author's name and then contains you have another key element which is the portrait or photograph of the subject of the narrative and then you have an authenticating testimonial which it is the preface. ... Over the next months, slowly and painfully, Douglass continued his quest until he provided us with this ur-moment, the central moment in the autobiography when a person made a passage from the oral to the written world. ...

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