Characters
Douglass's original last name
Bailey
Which of the following themes does the quote BEST describe:
violence / human suffering; unspeakable / unsayable; escapism in the form of education; justice vs. injustice; truth vs. deception
"The louder she screamed, the harder he whipped; and where the blood ran fastest, there he whipped longest" (Douglass 4).
violence / human suffering
Most prevalent racial stereotype Douglass's autobiography subverts
Sambo stereotype
Where does characteristic number 2 occur in the text?
Page 1: "I was born..."
When was the 13th Amendment passed and what did it abolish?
1865; slavery
Taught Douglass the alphabet
Sophia Auld
Which of the following themes does the quote BEST describe:
violence / human suffering; escapism in the form of education; justice vs. injustice; unspeakable / unsayable; truth vs. deception
"I have no language to express the high excitement and deep anxiety which were felt among us poor slaves during this time" (Douglass 27).
unspeakable / unsayable
What is the Sambo stereotype?
"image of a simple-minded, docile black man dates back at least as far as the colonization of America"
The following quote provides an example of which slave narrative characteristic?
"The louder she screamed, the harder he whipped; and where the blood ran fastest, there he whipped longest" (Douglass 4).
Number 3: First account of a slave being brutalized (often through whipping)
What is the current or most recent movement in the fight for racial equality?
Black Lives Matter Movement
Least cruel master
Mr. Freeland
Which of the following themes does the quote BEST describe:
violence / human suffering; escapism in the form of education; justice vs. injustice; unspeakable / unsayable; truth vs. deception
"Thus after a long, tedious effort for years, I finally succeeded in learning how to write" (Douglass 26).
escapism in the form of education
Which stereotype perpetuates the image of the "dangerous black man"?
The Savage
"I therefore resolved that 1835 should not pass without witnessing an attempt, on my part, to secure my liberty" (Douglass 49). This quote describes which number and name within the slave narrative genre?
Number 7: escape attempt
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X spearheaded which movement mostly in the 1960s?
Civil Rights Movement
The two cruelest overseers
Mr. Severe
Mr. Gore
Which of the following themes does the quote BEST describe:
violence / human suffering; escapism in the form of education; unspeakable / unsayable; truth vs. deception
"I was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, and about twelve miles from Easton, in Talbot county, Maryland. I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record" (Douglass 1).
truth vs. deception
Name three brands (products, teams, etc.) that have or still do perpetuate racial stereotypes.
Aunt Jemima
Uncle Ben
"Redskins" to Washington Football Team
Gucci sweater
Give an example from Douglass's text of number 6.
"We were all ranked together at the valuation" (Douglass 27).
What movement immediately followed the abolition of slavery (hint: between the north and the south)?
Reconstruction
Demby is to Douglass as Douglass is to this character.
Bill
Which of the following themes does the quote BEST describe:
violence / human suffering; escapism in the form of education; justice vs. injustice; unspeakable / unsayable; truth vs. deception
"I was compelled to deliver every cent of that money to Master Hugh" (Douglass 59).
justice vs. injustice
Which stereotype perpetuates the image of the "bad black girl"?
Jezebelle
Name two examples of where characteristics 1 & 8 occur in Douglass's Narrative; name one for each.
1: Letter from Wendell Philips Esq.
8: Douglass's Appendix
Which movement(s) feature the Great Migration of primarily black populations to urban centers for work, art, culture, etc.?
Harlem Renaissance & Jazz Age