http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/frederick-douglas Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:56:07 -0400 Mon, 17 Aug 2026 22:56:07 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/147/nat-turner-and-the-bloodiest-slave-rebellion-in-american-history By Heather E. Lacey - Frederick Douglass’ statement about slavery concisely defines the effect that such an institution had on the entire shape of a nation: Without slavery, how does one understand freedom? For hundreds of years, the United States thrived economically at the expense of millions of men and women who were not permitted to realize the freedoms and rights established by their country.  To paraphrase Douglass’ words satirically (and in a way common with 1830’s Southern thinking): Ignorance is bliss.  As he experienced, this was the type of bliss involving occasional beatings,... Fri, 29 Jan 2010 11:41 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/147/nat-turner-and-the-bloodiest-slave-rebellion-in-american-history http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/126/breaking-the-cycle-violence-control-and-resistance-in-american-slave-narratives By Joshua C. Feblowitz - Yet Douglass’s conception of violence contains additional significance, offering the possibility for resistance and suggesting that those who lift themselves up from degradation and endure are less likely to be the victims of violence. The ubiquity and severity of violence in slavery is something that is represented in a great variety of slave narratives. Though many of these narratives served to promote awareness of the inherent brutality of slavery, this was not their only function; representations of violence also allowed slave narratives to evaluate how violence destroyed both master... Mon, 18 Jan 2010 09:55 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/126/breaking-the-cycle-violence-control-and-resistance-in-american-slave-narratives