Daily Log

Tuesday, October 27

We started with "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" and examined it as an abolitionist song treating the Union Army as God's warriors fighting to flee the slaves, in stark contrast to the arguments of slavery's religious defenders. We then discussed Frederick Douglass's harsh attack on the slaveholders' Christianity in his Narrative, and began to discuss his own relation to Christianity.

HW due Thursday:
Typed double-spaced character description for the persuasive paper. Short but sublime.

HW due Friday:
Vocab booklet and quiz.