English and Literature MLA

Slave Narratives Journal

Now that you have read Patrick Henrys Give Me Liberty speech, reflect on how his words and message are relevant to both the slave narratives we have read, and to our modern world? In what ways do they all have a common message? Why is it important to make connections between texts in this way?

Here is a link to the speech itself: https://academyatthelakes.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/PatrickHenryGiveMeLibertyAddressExcerptsFinal-rev-1-25-16.pdf

See attachments for the slave narratives.