EDUCATION AS A TOOL FOR ACHIEVING FREEDOM: THE CASES OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS AND TOPSY Cover Image

EDUCATION AS A TOOL FOR ACHIEVING FREEDOM: THE CASES OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS AND TOPSY
EDUCATION AS A TOOL FOR ACHIEVING FREEDOM: THE CASES OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS AND TOPSY

Author(s): Serban-Dan Blidariu
Subject(s): Studies of Literature
Published by: Editura Universităţii de Vest din Timişoara / Diacritic Timisoara
Keywords: education;emotions;freedom;literacy;love;slavery;

Summary/Abstract: It almost goes without saying that slaves were supposed to be as uneducated as possible, yet few rules are without exceptions. In my paper I shall look at two cases. The first (Douglass) will focus on how education was sought with a clear purpose in mind: freedom. The second (Topsy) will offer a new perspective: education was offered without ever being wished.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 22
  • Page Range: 111-118
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: English
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