Battle with Mr. Covey

[@sandrawright7685]

My favorite of all his writings! Also, "What to the Slave is the 4th of July". Please read.

[@incrementaldoom739]

"What to the Slave..." is a profound and important document in American history. Must reading.

[@sandrawright7685]

I actually sent your reading of "How a Slave Became a Man" to all my friends. I guess a teacher never stops!@@incrementaldoom739

[@incrementaldoom739]

@@sandrawright7685 Thank you. I am honored.

[@apmire]

Loved this.

[@earthbndmissfit]

You have a great voice! Please do more videos about Frederick Douglass.

[@incrementaldoom739]

Thank you. He is one of my heroes, and a great orator.

[@kevintownsend2969]

Will this be considered during CRT classes because i new nothing if this while going to school.

[@sandrawright7685]

There is a teaching guide to accompany "4th of July", sponsored by neh (National Endowment for the Humanities).

[@davidshuman4469]

INNN-cremental doom

[@bynahclark303]

This breaks me listening to him i fell like trippin smooth the fuck out

[@mauricetroop1121]

Inspiring story

[@jornkirkengard8238]

My favorite part of this book. He beat Covey and dude told him don’t tell nobody.

[@she3132]

😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@carlvance6551]

You cute as hell girl,, I'm not mad atcha...

[@agave20091]

Chilling. Is there a written copy of that I can share with students? We're reading Blights biography and I'd like to share this with this student who came here as a refugee and is very interested in FDA. Who wouldn't be, especially when his work is read by you.

[@incrementaldoom739]

Thank you. Here is the text online: utc.iath.virginia.edu/abolitn/abaufda12t.html

[@sandrawright7685]

"What to the Slave is the 4th of July" was actually a speech given before a Ladies Anti-Slavery Society. I'm not sure if there is an original book copy, since it was transcribed by more than one person and appears under many different covers, but it can easily be found under the general heading of Frederick Douglass' Greatest Speeches or by it's name. The greatest speaker I've heard is James Earl Jones (aldo found online). I created an African American Literature course back in the day (when it wasn't popular nor counted for College Credit). Just getting the course into the College Catalog for Liberal Arts credit was a fight in itself. But being a student of the Black Arts Movement (late 60s thru 70s), I learned everything except the kitchen sink and threw it at those students. They loved it and felt truly empowered. It seeped into everything I taught, lit, humanities, history, music, ... But the 4th of July speech is one I throw at my friends constantly to remind them not to be misled by the name of the holiday. I do the same thing at Thanksgiving!!! What were the Native Americans celebrating? Douglass wrote several autobiographies that provide context for this amazing work of art, such as the one that includes "how a slave became a man".

[@markstein2461]

If that ox was a horse is would have been whipped severely.

[@she3132]

Whyyy???! 😭😭😭

[@pattystomper1]

History Lesson: kzbin.info/www/bejne/oHSZnGl_h8SbntU