Reacting to the Past: Frederick Douglass, Slavery and the Constitution |
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| Author:
| Higbee, Mark
stewart, James Brewer |
| Series title: | Reacting to the Past Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-393-68063-8 |
| Publication Date: | Aug 2019 |
| Publisher: | W. W. Norton & Company, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | AUD $44.95 |
Book Description:
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Frederick Douglass asks students to confront an explosive question: How, in a nation founded on ideas of equal rights and freedom, could the institution of slavery become so entrenched and long-lasting? How was slavery justified, and how was it criticized? At a literary forum, students consider the newly-published Narrative of Frederick Douglass and hold a hearing on John C. Calhoun's view of slavery as a "positive good." Finally, players address the US Constitution, its original...
More DescriptionFrederick Douglass asks students to confront an explosive question: How, in a nation founded on ideas of equal rights and freedom, could the institution of slavery become so entrenched and long-lasting? How was slavery justified, and how was it criticized? At a literary forum, students consider the newly-published Narrative of Frederick Douglass and hold a hearing on John C. Calhoun's view of slavery as a "positive good." Finally, players address the US Constitution, its original protections of the slaveholders' power, and the central question: Are Americans more beholden to the Constitution, or to some "higher law"?