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Frederick Douglass. ¿Debo argumentar el sinsentido de la esclavitud?

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Frederick Douglass: ¿Debo argumentar el sinsentido de la esclavitud?, adaptado por Arianna Squilloni y Akiara Books, con ilustraciones de Frann Preston-Gannon, recoge el célebre discurso pronunciado por el exesclavo Frederick Douglass con ocasión del Día de la Independencia de los Estados Unidos en 1852. Con preguntas de gran potencia retórica e irónica, Douglass saca a la luz la hipocresía de sus conciudadanos y el horror de la esclavitud en uno de los discursos más famosos de la historia.

English Description:

Frederick Douglass: ¿Debo argumentar el sinsentido de la esclavitud? adapted by Arianna Squilloni and Akiara Books, with illustrations by Frann Preston-Gannon, gathers the celebrated speech delivered by former slave Frederick Douglass on the occasion of Independence Day in 1852. With questions of great rhetorical and ironic power, Douglass exposes the hypocrisy of his fellow citizens and the horror of slavery in one of the most famous speeches in history.

Publishing Details

Author : Arianna Squilloni

Illustrator : Frann Preston-Gannon

Author Nationality : Italy

Type of Spanish : Bilingual

Physical Details

Type of Book: Chapter

Cover: Softcover

Pages: 80

Size: 5 x 8 inches

Year Published: 2022

Instructional Details

Reading Grade Level: 5th

Genre: Non-Fiction

Sub-Genre: Biography

Teacher Comments: [2025] I think this book is good. Often, we want to use primary sources in social studies classrooms, but they are not available in Spanish because they were given in English. This makes this primary source accessible. I also like how it breaks down the speech so it is not overwhelming. I would like the binding to be better - seems like just cheap paper. Also - the book lists the the versions as inglés and Castellano. While Castellano can be a synonym for Español, it made me question if the book was in Catalan, since that is where I often hear Castellano used. | [2025] This is a book that can motivate students to understand and empower them with the current situation in the US. I enjoyed reading this book and would definitely figure a way to use it in the classroom. Students need to understand that there is hope. Even though there are mentions of God it doesn’t take away from the message of educating ourselves and to continue to fight for what is correct