Monday, November 3, 2008

Monday, November 3

Students took the last of the three quizzes over Frederick Douglass's Narrative, and we graded it (33 pts.).

We examined some of what Douglass has to say about the slaveowners' religion, and we also discussed the religion of the slaves. We looked at "Steal Away" and "Go Down Moses" as slave spirituals which treat escaping from slavery either directly or indirectly.

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