Frederick Douglass: Challenging America’s Racism Through Photography.
Watch the video: History, Photography, and Race in the South: From the Civil War to Now Part 4—Pictures and Progress: Frederick Douglass on Photography Write an essay describing Frederick Douglass’ view on the newly established medium of photography and use the examples outlined in the video to discuss how he deliberately used it to elevate the image of the African American in contradiction to demeaning and inhumane depictions of black life often seen in the 19th century. Look to outside sources to elaborate further on these topics. Also address if you think he would view the current technology of cell phones, which has allowed for constant photography, as diminishing the purpose of photography or enhancing it. The body of your essay will be a minimum of 3 and a maximum of 5 double-spaced pages, excluding illustration, footnote or endnotes, and works cited pages. Use 12-point font, 1″ margins. Format the title of each topic in Bold. Include at least 4 illustrations. Include at least one source outside of provided video link Include footnotes or endnote and works cited pages. All images and sources must be properly cited. Use MLA format. Formatting info available at: https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/mla_style/mla_formatting_and_style_guide/mla_general_format.html Plagiarism is the use of words and/or ideas from another author that you fail to cite.
Frederick Douglass: Challenging America’s Racism Through Photography