The Curse of Slavery

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English 9
English 10
American Literature
English 12

 

Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.

- Abraham Lincoln

 

This page contains resources for the study of the Curse of Slavery. This page includes links to the following:

 

 

 

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Authors

    • Olaudah Equiano - Slave Narrative
      • PowerPoint - Olaudah Equiano
      • Audio - Passage spoken in Olaudah's Ibo langage
      • HW - Study Questions


    • Frederick Douglas - slave narrative

    • Ambrose Bierce - An Occurence at Owl Creek Bridge

    • Stephen Crane - The Red Badge of Courage

    • Abraham Lincoln - The Gettysburg Address

    • Mark Twain

 

 

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