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• Type essay about Fredrick Douglass' Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, American slave
• The question: In essay format, Explain why Frederick Douglass' Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, is significant in American history and specifically for the American abolitionist movement.
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This essay asks that you do the work of a historian. This requires that your essay moves beyond the typical report (beyond just providing a report on Frederick Douglass' Narrative) and provide an analytical argument explaining why you believe Douglass' Narrative is important (significant) in American history.

Try to go in-depth explaining larger context in these sections.

This outline should help you see what we're answering and what to write for each paragraph!

1. Introduction: This initial one-paragraph section should include a brief introduction of Douglass and a concisely stated thesis statement. In this case your thesis will be a concise answer to the above question (Why is Frederick Douglass' Narrative important in American History?).
2. Historical Context: This section should explain the context in which Frederick
Douglass lived and wrote his Narrative. It should explain the reality of the slave system Douglass encountered and the development of the abolition movement in which he took part. Provide evidence(s) from the book supporting your answer. No evidence = no points.
3. Analysis & Historical Significance: This section should provide evidence from the Narrative and other sources to analyze the message presented in the Narrative and the immediate impact its publication had on Douglass' career and the American abolition movement.
By providing evidence to support your thesis statement regarding why Frederick Douglass'

Narrative is important in American History. Also provide evidence backing up your answer for this section.

4. Conclusion: This last one-paragraph section should restate the thesis and pull the main points of the essay together in a concise manner. It could also expand from the Narrative and re-emphasize Douglass' importance in American history from a larger context.