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Frederick Douglass
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This chapter looks at Frederick Douglass’s through a Straussian argument that the black’s greatest struggle was the struggle to become part of the American political community. His own struggle to become part of the civilization that white men possessed at the time was based in this desire for there to be a black presence in American politics. Douglass saw that the transition to include African Americans in politics must be done without damaging the basic structure of that civilization. He also stressed how blacks needed to make the most of the opportunities that were available to them so that more opportunities could open up, not just for them but for the community at large. He strove for blacks to work and be the best at what they do because their doing so would disrupt the system and lead to justice.
Title: Frederick Douglass
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This chapter looks at Frederick Douglass’s through a Straussian argument that the black’s greatest struggle was the struggle to become part of the American political community.
His own struggle to become part of the civilization that white men possessed at the time was based in this desire for there to be a black presence in American politics.
Douglass saw that the transition to include African Americans in politics must be done without damaging the basic structure of that civilization.
He also stressed how blacks needed to make the most of the opportunities that were available to them so that more opportunities could open up, not just for them but for the community at large.
He strove for blacks to work and be the best at what they do because their doing so would disrupt the system and lead to justice.
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