Jacobs and Douglass

Paper Summary:

The paper compares and contrasts the experiences of Harriet Jacobs and Fredrick Douglass. The writer explores the differences between the treatment of male and female slaves using the texts written by the two former slaves as a guide. The paper discusses how, while Jacobs and Douglass started out as slaves, they worked hard to escape and then used their abilities to help others who had been enslaved. The paper shows how, instead of turning bitter and inward, they both penned their experiences to help the world understand the true ramifications of slavery.

Outline:
Introduction
Harriet
Frederick Douglass
The Differences and Similarities
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"The days of slavery in America left a permanent black mark on the nation's character that can never be fully erased, however, by working to understand what African Americans were forced to endure at the hands of their masters and society during that era Americans be sure to never let the desire for slavery enter the picture again. Two well known former slaves have placed their experiences in writing so that readers can understand with a first hand account what the humans called slaves had to face every day during their childhood and adult years at the hands of those who "owned" them. If the two experiences are placed side by side it becomes evident that there are many similarities that apply to all slave treatment but there are also differences that must be attributed to the gender differences."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Harriet Jacobs (accessed 10-26-06)http://xroads.virginia.edu/~Hyper/JACOBS/hj-site-index.htm)
• Harriet Jacobs(accessed 10-26-06)http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2923.html
• Hariet Jacobs, Incidents in the life of a slave girl" from the book, " The Norton Anthology of African American Literature" by Gates and Mckay, Norton Anthology of African American Literature, Vol. 2by Jr. Gates (Editor), Henry Louis Gates, Henry Louis Gates, Henry Louis Gates (Editor), Nellie Y. McKay (Editor)
• (Jacobs pp Fredrick Douglass, Narrative of the life of Fredrick Douglass, Norton pp. 385-452
• FREDRICK DOUGLASS(accessed 10-26-06)http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html

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