Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Discussion Questions
1) What affect does religion have on the slaveholders? What affect does it have on Douglass and other slaves? What is to be made of this disparity?
2) Start here and address the questions at the bottom of the page:
Revolution?
All of which leads to this question: would slaves have been justified in a violent revolution to end slavery?
Was the Civil War, which cost 620,000 lives (2% of the population) justified, either:
a) as a means of ending slavery or
b) as a means of the Confederate states achieves independence?
What are the conditions under which violent revolution is justified?
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