Juxtapose both Frederick Douglass’ “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” and Anna Julia Cooper’s exceprts from “The Colored Woman’s Office” readings and discuss saliant concepts from each in relation to the other. Use relevant quotes from the texts to anchor discussions, and demonstrate a capacity to understand the texts in relation to ideas beyond the text.
Use only the website below for “What to the Slave is the 4th of July” and the files uploaded as the text for the “The Colored Woman’s Office” excerpt
ONLY USE THESE 2 SOURCES
Frederick Douglass “What to the Slave is the 4th of July?” – https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2927t.html
Format:
Introduction – thesis statement and main idea
Body paragraphs – analyze and compare the two texts and relate them to ideas presented outside the text
Conclusion – wrap up and tie ideas back to the thesis statement
