Topic: slavery

Power and Hierarchy

Treating Others as Persons Notes About Lesson Plan Warm-Up Question  What is the difference between treating someone like a person versus treating something like an object?  (Optional Historical Background, if using to supplement discussions of slavery) In the United States of America and in other places in the world, there have been institutions that failed Power and Hierarchy

Demands for Argument and Civility in Douglass’ 1852 Fourth of July Oration

Federick Douglass

Introduction: Calls for civility are common features of contemporary political discourse, and teaching high school students how to engage in civil discourse over contentious issues is of obvious importance. Calls for civility, however, do not always distribute burdens equally. This is particularly true in cases where someone is called on to defend the legitimacy of Demands for Argument and Civility in Douglass’ 1852 Fourth of July Oration