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1. Frederick Douglass begins, “I do not know more about Mr. Lincoln than is known by countless thousands of Americans who have met the man.” Do you think that is true? Is Douglass being disingenuous? Why would he begin this way?

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   Questions: - Frederick Douglass begins, “I do not know more about Mr. Lincoln than is known by countless thousands of Americans who have met the man.” Do you think that is true? Is Douglass being disingenuous? Why would he begin this way?
2. How satisfied is Douglass with Lincoln’s responses to his concerns? Be specific as you explain.

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   Questions: - How satisfied is Douglass with Lincoln’s responses to his concerns? Be specific as you explain.
3. On which point do Douglass and Lincoln disagree (par. 14)? Notice that Douglass doesn’t state his response. Why not? What do you think his response was? Explain.

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   Questions: - On which point do Douglass and Lincoln disagree (par. 14)? Notice that Douglass doesn’t state his response. Why not? What do you think his response was? Explain.
4. In paragraph 28, Douglass quotes from Lincoln’s second inaugural address. Clearly this passage struck Douglass powerfully. Why would he select this particular passage to include in this piece? Explain.

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   Questions: - In paragraph 28, Douglass quotes from Lincoln’s second inaugural address. Clearly this passage struck Douglass powerfully. Why would he select this particular passage to include in this piece? Explain.
5. How does Douglass characterize Abraham Lincoln? Be specific in your answer.

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   Questions: - How does Douglass characterize Abraham Lincoln? Be specific in your answer.
6. Douglass writes, “There was one thing concerning Lincoln that I was impressed with, and that was that a statement of his was an argument more convincing than any amount of logic. He had a happy faculty of stating a proposition, of stating it so that it needed no argument” (par. 33). Based on your reading of four texts by Lincoln, do you agree? Select a brief passage from one of the texts as evidence to defend or challenge Douglass’s statement.

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   Questions: - Douglass writes, “There was one thing concerning Lincoln that I was impressed with, and that was that a statement of his was an argument more convincing than any amount of logic. He had a happy faculty of stating a proposition, of stating it so that it needed no argument” (par. 33). Based on your reading of four texts by Lincoln, do you agree? Select a brief passage from one of the texts as evidence to defend or challenge Douglass’s statement.