In studying historical figures Frederick Douglass, Sojourner Truth, Elizabeth Keckley, and Jarena Lee, we have examined a variety of human issues. Among these topics are ambition, claiming of selfhood, self-preservation, the value of education, religion, and resistance. Perhaps there are additional topics that you have identified.
Write a literature review that examines ONE of the above writers. Frame your discussion based on one or more of the aforementioned topics, or other topics that interest you. Make sure that the topics are applicable to the life and work of the historical figure you have selected.
Using Galileo or Google Scholar, find peer-reviewed articles that will add validity and credibility to your paper. Identify, describe, summarize, objectively evaluate and clarify what you find. In addition to what the scholars of these articles have written, be sure to include your own analysis. You are a scholar in the making who is contributing to the discourse. Your voice also needs to be heard.
This essay must be a minimum of 1200 words. Follow MLA Guidelines: Use Times New Roman 12-point font. Double-space. In the Works Cited: list the primary text and at least five articles.
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