Topic
The topic for this research paper is slavery in Baltimore, Maryland. Douglass’ point of view was considered inadmissible as activists tried to demonstrate that it was cruel, unnatural, ungodly, immoral, and unjust.
Thesis
Slavery in Baltimore, Maryland, was legal until 1864, and most African Americans could freely work alongside white laborers, which was regarded as the largest free black community of any American city at that time.
Annotated Bibliography
Torres, Jacquelyn. “The Evolution of Frederick Douglass’ Slavery Debate: An Examination of His Rhetoric Examination of His Rhetoric.” Political Science & International Studies | Senior Theses, 2022. Web.
The article was selected for this study because it reveals the leadership of the abolitionist movement and the conduct of a lecture tour abroad by Frederick Douglass. This activist is well known for championing racial justice and leaving a legacy of exposing the evils of slavery. In this analysis, scholars have initially focused on Douglass’ actions as an abolitionist, but they have focused less on the evolution of his views on slavery.
Despite the fact that Douglas’s actions, such as in the abolitionist movement, are widely discussed in academic circles, scholars suggest that there is some oversight regarding his arguments about slavery. The activist’s rhetoric was influenced by his experiences traveling abroad when he lectured in the British Isles in 1845-1847.
This article is relevant to this paper as it lays out the speeches of Frederick Douglass between 1841 and 1894 that illustrate the evolution of his anti-slavery rhetoric, which was at its peak at the time. The authors of this article use content analysis of 14 coded speeches to understand how Douglass viewed the issue of slavery during his lifetime. This document furthers Douglass’s understanding of the condition of the slave, as a person and a speaker, and his views on the condition of the slave. The results of the study will be used in further research as they demonstrate how Douglass’s proslavery rhetoric changed before, during, and after his lecture tour in the British Isles.
The Maryland State Archives, Annapolis, Maryland. A Guide to the History of Slavery in Maryland. 2020.
This guide is an effective resource for further research as it contains historical excerpts and chronological archival documents that describe the history of slavery. According to this document, slavery, and its tragic legacy are considered significant events in the history of the nation of African people and the formation of the American consciousness. Slavery has been the subject of numerous films, documentaries, and podcasts.
This guide demonstrates how slavery, which has long afflicted the African people, has shaped and influenced local and national politics, congressional hearings, legislative policies and apologies, lawsuits, and reparations issues. The key to this book is that it describes the history of the state of Maryland, which is the subject of this study. The authors of this document, through the publication of such a publication, demand that the issue of slavery be considered in classrooms and in other forums.
This guide to the history of slavery in Maryland is a brief yet comprehensive overview of the history of slavery in the state. It has been built on the latest scholarly work and offers teachers and students a starting point to begin their own research into an institution that has shaped our modern world in so many ways. This study will be used as a guide from which one can get correct information about the beginning and end of events.
Rubin, Anne Sarah. “Slave Streets, Free Streets: Visualizing the Landscape of Early Baltimore.” Current Research in Digital History, vol. 4. 2021. Web.
This article is relevant for further research as it reveals the possibilities and challenges of reconstructing the physical world of Early Republican Baltimore during the time of slavery. The author offers a detailed visualization of the city of Baltimore after the War of 1812. The writer compares the streets of slaves and free streets, inviting readers to think about where free black cities and enslaved workers lived and worked.
One suggestion is how the space could be simultaneously integrated and separated. The study also shows that blacks and whites lived next to each other, but it is not necessary that they lived in identical houses or on the same streets. The article includes maps that also show that the actual buying and selling of individuals, in the absence of a centralized market, took place throughout the city. This kind of trade made it impossible for the inhabitants after the trade stopped. The article will be used as an additional source of information about how people lived during the slave trade.