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NPR: National Public Radio

Npr: Frederick Douglass

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from National Public Radio explores the speech and the background of this abolitionist leader. An excerpt from Frederick Douglass' speech, 'The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro', is featured.
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Library of Congress

Loc: America's Story: Frederick Douglass' Role in the Civil War

For Students 3rd - 8th
Frederick Douglass had the ear of Abraham Lincoln. Read about how he used his influence to allow African Americans to join the Union Army,
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The History Place

The History Place: Great Speeches Collection

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a good selection of historical and relatively modern speeches from many English-speaking countries. Each speech is set up in its historic context. Many are available with audio links.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: From Chapter 11

For Students 11th - 12th
A learning module that begins with "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Excerpt from Chapter 11" by Frederick Douglass, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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CommonLit

Common Lit: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Excerpt From Ch. 1

For Students 9th - 10th
A learning module that begins with "The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: Excerpt from Ch. 1" by Frederick Douglass, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be...
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Black Past

Black Past: Wright, Jonathan

For Students 9th - 10th
The importance of Jonathan Wright's legal career is explained in this encyclopedia article.
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CommonLit

Common Lit: Book Pairings: "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson

For Students 8th - 9th
Lyddie is a young girl who is separated from her family and made to work in order for them to keep their farm. Selected (6) reading passages (grades 8-9) to pair with the novel "Laddie" by Katherine Paterson. [Free account registration...
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Other

Freedom on the Move: The Lion's Side: Creating a Resistance Newspaper

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will use the Freedom on the Move database of runaway slave ads to re-envision runaway ads to reflect the bravery of the enslaved who liberated themselves. They will construct narratives from the perspective of formerly enslaved...
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Cengage Learning

Houghton Mifflin College: Sojourner Truth

For Students 9th - 10th
This site offers an analysis of the work of Sojourner Truth (1797-1883 CE) and explanations as to why much of Truth's work hasn't appeared in conventional American Literature anthologies.
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George Mason University

Chnm: Reconstruction Era

For Students 9th - 10th
The Republican actions during Reconstruction are summarized in this site from the Center for History and New Media.
Primary
This Nation

This nation.com: A Plea for Free Speech in Boston

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Douglass Archive provides the text of Frederick Douglass's speech "A Plea for Free Speech in Boston."
Primary
The History Place

The History Place: Frederick Douglass Speech

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from The History Place provides a brief biography of Douglass and the text to his famous Fourth of July speech. The information is medium in length and worth checking out on the subject.
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Art Institute of Chicago

Art Institute of Chicago: Art Access: African American Art: Frederick Douglass

For Students 9th - 10th
An original daguerreotype of abolitionist Frederick Douglass with a brief history of the former slave.
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: Douglass Prism

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read an excerpt from Frederick Douglass' narrative and highlight details that show pathos in blue, antithesis in red, and catalog in green.
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: Khalig Bredt Nathan

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read an excerpt from Frederick Douglass' narrative and highlight details that show ethos or pathos in blue, metaphor in red, and antithesis in green.
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: Whipping of Aunt Hester

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read an excerpt from Frederick Douglass' narrative and highlight details that show catalogue in blue, pathos in red, and metaphor in green.
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: Frederick Douglass

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read an excerpt from Frederick Douglass' narrative and highlight details that show pathos in blue, chiasmus in red, and catalogue in green....
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: Chapter 4 With Mr. Gore

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read an excerpt from Frederick Douglass' narrative and highlight details that show pathos in blue, anaphora in red, and catalogue in green.
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: Gideon and Nathan

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read an excerpt from Frederick Douglass' narrative and highlight details that show pathos in blue, metaphor in red, and catalogue in green.
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: Chapter 3 Rick and Dono

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read an excerpt from Frederick Douglass' narrative and highlight details that show pathos in blue, catalogue in red, and chiasmus in green.
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: "Sam and Jack" Visualization

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] See the results of how users have highlighted an excerpt from Frederick Douglass' narrative. Details that show pathos are blue while details that show catalogue are red and details that show epistrophe...
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Stephen Byrne

History for Kids: Frederick Douglass

For Students 3rd - 8th
An activist for human rights, Fredrick Douglass is featured in this brief biography. Check out his story.
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University of Virginia Library

Prism: Narrative of Life

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Read an excerpt from Frederick Douglass' narrative and highlight details that show pathos in blue, enlightenment in red, and contrast in green.
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Ducksters

Ducksters: Biography for Kids: Frederick Douglass

For Students 1st - 9th
This site contains information about the biography of Frederick Douglass a slave who taught himself to read and then became a leader in fighting for the civil rights of African-Americans and women.