African American Literature

Phillis Wheatley's _____________ rivaled that of her European peers, with many people

comparing her work to Shakespeare's sonnets.

• novels

• short stories

• poetry

• news articles

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Phillis Wheatley was a(n) ________________ who lived in Boston during the later 1700's.

• seamstress

• police officer

• school teacher

• enslaved person

Olaudah Equiano was a(n) ________________ who lived in England and fought to end the slave trade.

• seamstress

• police officer

• school teacher

• enslaved person

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CCSS.RL.7.9

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Bre'r Rabbit and the Tar Baby is an example of a(n)

• folk tale

• enslavement/escape narrative

• call to action

• collection of poetry

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David Walker and Henry Garnett wrote excellent ______________, which gained both great support from abolitionists and great hatred from pro-slavers.

• poetry

• novels

• narratives

• calls to action

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Frederick Douglass wrote Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, which was a powerful ___________ of his experiences in enslavement as well as his escape to freedom.

• poem

• novel

• narrative

• call to action

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After his escape, Douglass went on to write powerful ____________ as well as influence political leaders such as Abraham Lincoln, U.S. Grant, and Benjamin Harrison.

• journal articles

• speeches

• novels

• call to action

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Elizabeth Keckley wrote Behind the Scenes, or Thirty Years a Slave and Four Years in the White House, which was a ...

• narrative

• speeches

• novels

• call to action

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

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Solomon Northup wrote 12 Years a Slave, which was a ________ of his kidnapping, enslavement, and ultimate return to freedom.

• narrative

• speeches

• novels

• call to action

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CCSS.RI.11-12.10

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Northup's 12 Years a Slave was recently made into a _____________.

• t.v. series

• Broadway musical

• movie

• textbook

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