Claudia Durst Johnson

Slavery in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Claudia Durst Johnson

Brief Description: "Social Issues in Literature meets the need for materials supporting curriculum integration. Each title in this distinctive new series examines an important literary work or body of work through the lens of a major social issue. Each volume presents biographical and critical information on the author, viewpoints on the social issue portrayed in the book, and contemporary assessments of the social issue as well as a chronology of important dates in the author's life, discussion questions, a guide to additional literary works that focus on the same social issue, a bibliography for further research and a thorough subject index"--Table of Contents: Introduction -- Chronology -- Chapter 1. Background on Frederick Douglass -- 1. From Slavery to National Prominence / Russell K. Hively -- 2. Douglass on the Abuse of Slave Women for Pleasure and Profit / Frederick Douglass -- Chapter 2. Slavery in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass -- 1. Preaching the Evils of Slavery / Robert G. O'Meally -- 2. Countering the Slaveholders' Argument / Peter C. Meyers -- 3. Frederick Douglass and the Black Liberation Movement: The North Star of American Blacks / Wu Jin-Ping -- 4. Slavery Robs Its Victims of Identity / Henry Louis Gates -- 5. Douglass Battles Oppression to Gain Literary and Power / Philip S. Foner -- 6. Religious Belief and Slavery / Scott C. Williamson -- 7. Slaveholders and Their Religion / Donald B. Gibson -- 8. Douglass's Narrative as a Work for Abolition / Houston A. Baker -- Chapter 3. Contemporary Perspectives on Slavery in the United States -- 1. Agricultural Slaves / Erin C. Heil -- 2. Labor Exploitation and Human Trafficking of Mexican Nationals to the Gulf Coast / Stephanie Hepburn -- 3. New US Immigrants at Risk of Becoming Forced Labor Victims / Kira Zalan -- 4. Child Sex Slaves in America / Malika Saada Saar -- 5. Research Can Aid in Understanding and Preventing Modern-Day Slavery in the United States / Maureen Q. McGough -- For Further Discussion -- For Further Reading -- Bibliography -- Index. Publisher Marketing: Great literature resonates with us not only because of well-developed characters and plots, but also because it often reflects important social themes; these books explore a work of literature through the lens of the major issue reflected in it.; Volume explores the autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass through the lens of slavery. Coverage includes an examination of Frederick Douglass' life and influences; a look at the portrayal of slavery in the Narrative; including slavery; This series brings together the disciplines of sociology and literature in a unique format designed to support cross-curricular studies. Each volume explores a work of literature through the lens of the major social issue reflected in it, and features car

Contributor Bio:  Johnson, Claudia Durst CLAUDIA DURST JOHNSON is Professor of English at the University of Alabama, where she chaired the Department of English for 12 years. She is series editor of the Greenwood Press Literature in Context series, which includes her works "Understanding To Kill a Mockingbird" (1994) and "Understanding the Scarlet Letter" (1995). She is also the author of "To Kill a Mockingbird: Threatening Boundaries, " (1994), "The Productive Tension of Hawthorne's Art" (1981), and "American Actress: Perspectives on the Nineteenth Century" (1984), and coauthor (with Vernon Johnson) of "Memoirs of the Nineteenth-Century Theatre" (Greenwood, 1982) and (with Henry Jacobs) "An Annotated Bibliography of Shakespearean Burlesques, Parodies, and Travesties" (1976), as well as numerous articles on American literature and theatre.