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The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave​ Prefacehe & Introduction

What to Do:​ In your quads, read the preface and introduction ​aloud together​. Divide the reading up into fours, then ​SUMMARIZE,
QUESTION, CLARIFY, ​and​ PREDICT​ the importance of the selection to the rest of the text. ​As a group, discuss ​the final question and
compose a response.
NAME: Joshua O’Keefe :) NAME: Ryan
pp. 3 - 5 (to “home or abroad”) pp. 5-7 (to “pitiless enemies”)
In the month of August, 1841 he attended an anti-slavery convention He is saying that Frederick Douglass is strong and is basically giving
with Frederick Douglass. They wanted him to attend the convention him a positive vibe. I say that because Phillips said that Douglas “can
because he was anti-slavery. While he was talking he talked about pursue it without a tearful eye, a heaving breast, and afflicted
how slavery was the most poor choice for humans and wanted to tell spirit,_”. I felt that he said that because Douglass might have took
his history about what happened to him. slavery very well.

NAME: Jiordy NAME: Renee

pp. 7-9 (to end of the Preface)
The narrator is saying in these few pages that he starts to question
God and how he hated being a slave. At the end of each sentence he
uses an exclamation point because he’s upset about slavery and it
angered him.
pp. 10 - 12 (letter)
In the letter Wendell Phillips talks about how he feels for what
Frederick Douglass went through and is admiring his hard work. He
states “I was glad to learn, in your story, how early the most
neglected of God’s children waken to a sense of their rights, and of
the injustice done to them.” Showing that when Wendell read the
story of what Frederick went through was very eye opening to him
and in hopes eye opening to others as well. In the letter he even
encourages Frederick to tell his story and that we, the people, will
listen to his truthful story.

What is the significance of the preface and introductory letter? Why did the publishers think that William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell
Phillips’ introductory remarks were necessary? In Williams preface he talks about who Frederick was he as person and how evil slavery was.
Describes how slavery was inhumane. Wendell was saying how eye opening this was to read and a great learning experience it was for him to
read and he encourages Douglass to tell his story and keep up the work. The Preface and Letter tell how eye opening the book is and tells the
readers what they should be expecting during the readings.