110.03B.B - Slavery & Abolition in the 1800's:

5 - Frederick Douglass: "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?"

Why would marginalized people be critical of the failures of the early United States to live up to the ideals celebrated on Independence Day?

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  • 11.03B.A.5 - Frederick Douglass: "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?"
    Inquiry Question Why would marginalized people be critical of celebrating the early United States? Learning Objective Students will evaluate critical views on early US history by analyzing and comparing two different documents, one from Frederick Douglass and the other from a modern BLM activist, concerning celebrating the 4th of July.
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    11.03B.A.5 - Frederick Douglass: "What to the Slave is the 4th of July?"

    Inquiry Question
    Why would marginalized people be critical of celebrating the early United States?

    Learning Objective
    Students will evaluate critical views on early US history by analyzing and comparing two different documents, one from Frederick Douglass and the other from a modern BLM activist, concerning celebrating the 4th of July. 

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