Jacob Lawrence, "The Life of Frederick Douglass No. 20" (1939)

Jacob Lawrence, The Life of Frederick Douglass No. 20. Frederick Douglass left America to lecture in Great Britain. Here he met some of the most progressive and liberal-minded men in the English speaking world. He made a great speech on Covent Garden Theatre on August 7, 1846, in which he told of the people he represented-how at that moment there were three million colored slaves in the United States. (1939)

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Workbook: August, 2007

August 31, 2007: The myth she propagates is that relapses are spontaneous...
August 30, 2007: Blocks the door with her body, spitting threats.
August 29, 2007: Families, families, families, families.
August 28, 2007: Women in Starbucks, single, intelligent, pretty.
August 27, 2007: Entitlement.
August 26, 2007: Her home is a perfect little model of the society she envisions.
August 25, 2007: After a year she finally, finally, finally encounters your work...
August 24, 2007: Guilt as weapon:
August 23, 2007: Indoctrination:
August 22, 2007: Permanent stress...
August 21, 2007: With one part of your brain you feel pleasure...
August 20, 2007: Because in your heart of hearts...
August 19, 2007: Why don't you just tell me?
August 18, 2007: No.
August 17, 2007: First meal in a new home.
August 16, 2007: Noises.
August 15, 2007: Atop a pile of unpacked boxes...
August 14, 2007: In the wreckage...
August 13, 2007: "You have no idea..."
August 12, 2007: Pointing out her improvement...
August 11, 2007: Alternately amused and appalled...
August 10, 2007: The same lyric, over and over...
August 9, 2007: Always that one foot out the door...
August 8, 2007: "My bosses are in town."
August 7, 2007: Salt smears on corrective lenses.
August 6, 2007: To be so afraid.
August 5, 2007: "I feel like Jello..."
August 4, 2007: She's like a parody...
August 3, 2007: Passion is for people who think about themselves.
August 2, 2007: Parking lot, neighborhood grocery store.
August 1, 2007: Girl on a bicycle.

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