Today in class we discussed different methods and reasons that abolitionists used to justify their actions and then tried to connect their ideas and actions with Thoreau's. We divided the readings on this CHART and then shared our conclusions in groups.
During the 2nd part of class, we heard Mr. Kramer read Frederick Douglass' "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?" (AR 203 or CDW 157) and then answered these QUESTIONS in our groups. We closed by reading the final section of the speech that is not printed in either the American Reader or Crossing the Danger Water and discussed how this section might or might not change the impact of the speech.
