Constructing an Argument Essay

1.  Question: Consider The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave and Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself, by Harriet Jacobs as works of abolitionist literature. How did Douglass and Jacobs attempt to convince their readers to oppose slavery? Were these arguments that Douglass and Jacobs used against slavery primarily similar, or different, and why?
Note: Students should provide historical context for the abolition movement. Students might use the Slavery and Anti-Slavery database to provide this context. 
Sources: 
-Frederick Douglass, The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave (This is an electronic book accessible through our library.  Go to the library main page, click on the “Books” tab, type in title, and the link to the ebook will show up under the book title information.) Ch. VI, VII, X, and XI
-Documenting the American South: David Blight, “Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895” https://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglass/bio.html
-Documenting the American South: Selections from Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl Written by Herself, by Harriet Jacobs
http://docsouth.unc.edu/fpn/jacobs/menu.html
“The Jealous Mistress” (Ch. VI); “A Perilous Passage in the Slave Girl’s Life” (Ch. X); “The New Tie to Life” (Ch. XI); “Another Link to Life” (Ch. XIV); “Aunt Nancy” (Ch. XXVIII)
“About Harriet A. Jacobs (Harriet Ann), 1813-1897” (under the “Learn More” heading).
 -Roark, et. al., The American Promise