Compare And Contrast Frederick Douglass And Harriet Tubman

Both the articles, learning to Read and Write by Frederick Douglass and Literacy Behind Bars by Malcolm X, are each narrative explaining their own individual journey learning how to read and write. They both coveted to educate himself because they saw education as an open door to freedom. Although, they both desired the same thing, they did not practice identical techniques to achieve their advancement in their education. Douglass used assistance from his mistress and later on, the little white boys in his neighborhood. On the other hand, Malcolm X educated himself in Prison with a dictionary.

Both Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X went through many hardships throughout their lives. These two historical figures used reading and writing as an outlet to escape their unpleasant lives. Similarly neither of these men went to a traditional school or class to learn these monumental skills. Instead they each were motivated and worked hard to teach themselves how to read and write. Although both men used the same hobby as an outlet, how they learned to read and write differ completely.

Harriet Ann Jacobs was an African-American writer who escaped from slavery. Frederick Douglass was also an African-American abolitionist who escaped from slavery and become the leader of the abolitionist movement. Harriet and Frederick had similarities and differences in their life. Both of this writers changed many African-American lives by standing up for slavery. Similarities that Douglass and Jacobs had is that they were both African-American slavers.

Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass shared the same purpose throughout the two excerpts. They thought that it was unfair for black people to be neglected from an education because of their skin color. However, the way they chose to address their audience was immensely different from one another. Malcolm X chose to use a more angry and harsh tone of voice in order to get his point across to the reader. He wanted his audience to see how he truly felt about black people not being able to receive an education.

Learning how to read and write is two important things you need in life to be able to work and live in today's society. Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X both struggled with learning how to read and write but overcame that struggle. In their writing Douglass and X have many similarities such as the meaning and topics of their essays. With their similarities they both has differences such as tone. These two authors Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass both were taught how to read in write in different ways but they used the same methods of writing and tone but used those methods in different ways.

Desire to be More Two great men from two different times fought great odds to become two of the greatest writers during times when they were pushed to fail. Frederick Douglas born a slave and Malcolm X a known criminal both struggled to find educational opportunities. Unlike other minorities of their time they both strived for more. They wanted to be separated from the norm, and they knew that in order for that to happen they would have to find a way to learn. They both knew in order to make a difference in life they would have to become proficient readers and writers, the fundamentals of education.

Frederick Douglass began his journey in the abolitionist movement when he was asked to tell his story in front of the Massachusetts Antislavery Society (MAS). Due to his great speaking abilities he was hired as an agent for MAS. He eventually wrote an autobiography known as "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" in 1845. Frederick Douglass described his experiences with slavery which contributed to the abolitionist movement. Douglass began his career as a speaker, traveling around the US and trying to gain subscribers to the Liberator.

He escaped from his home in Maryland around the age of 20, changed his name, and declared himself free. Douglass had then written many autobiography’s about his time as a slave and is now a very famous American writer. Although they both have a background with slavery, the ways they wrote about it differed due to their personal experiences.

Due to his growing fame, Douglass took upon the opportunity to keep pushing abolitionist movements forward. His impact on America was greatly felt as antislavery groups grew in

He became a public speaker and more to try to stop it. He believed that if he showed people what slavery was really like, people could understand why it was such a big problem. Douglass’s Narrative isn’t just about slavery. As a historical document, it paints a powerful picture of what it was like to be a slave, how the world looked from the eyes of a slave, and what kind of place America was when

He published his autobiography which helped the many people who read it realize that slaves were really people to and how wrong it was to treat them the way they did. He expressed his life story through his writing and shows the unfairness the way of the people. Douglass was a large impact who showed real and true meaning of being a leader. Another historical figure known as Harriett Tubman was a leader of her own she guided hundreds of enslaved characters to freedom, was a union spy during the civil war and was an abolitionist. She started out as a slave and escaped and once she became free she too thought that everyone should know what it is like to be truly free she lead many friends and families and those family’s friends to freedom.

Trust. According to the General Social Survey, trust in the United States for other people has fallen from its height of 48% in 1984 to a measly 30% in 2014. Nevertheless, renowned author Ernest Hemingway has a piece of advice pertaining towards trust. “The best way to find out if you can trust someone is to trust them.” Many individuals find trust to be a tender subject.

Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Tubman were two passionate people who used their platforms to fight against the injustice of slavery. Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Tubman have the special skill of being inspiring orators in common. They are also similar because both of them were radical abolitionists meaning they both actively participated in the fight against slavery and let others know that they were protesting the injustice. Harriet Tubman’s early life can be compared to that of Abraham Lincoln because they both grew up very poor and didn’t have the advantage of having money. However, Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Tubman are different because Tubman was born into a life of slavery whereas Lincoln’s childhood family owned several slaves.

(Douglass, 77-78) Douglass was later sold back to Hugh Auld where he was taught to work on a boat. Later he asked permission from Auld to let him work during his free time for some extra cash, Auld agreed. Slowly, Douglass made enough money that let him escape to New York for obtain his freedom. (Douglass,

He was born as a slave, Douglass escaped slavery at the age of 20 and went on to become a world-renowned anti-slavery activist. He wrote autobiographies that are considered important doings as the slave narrative tradition. For 16 years he was editing an influential black newspaper and he achieved worldwide fame as an inspiring and persuasive speaker and writer. In many of his speeches, he strongly was against slavery and racism. In Douglass's short excerpt from his story he explains that his master separated him from his mother soon after his birth.