12 Years a Slave: It's All Wrong
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American History → Slavery → Abolition
Bass speaks out against slavery to Edwin Epps, a slave owner. Bass tells Epps that he should be more concerned about the condition of his slaves and that they are human beings just like any white men.
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What is bothering Samuel Bass?
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How does Edwin Epps react? How does he justify his stance?
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Why do you think Bass calls slavery an illness?
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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills - Social Studiesexplain reasons for the development of the plantation system, the transatlantic slave trade, and the...
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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills - Social Studiesdescribe the historical development of the abolitionist movement
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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills - Social Studiesanalyze the impact of slavery on different sections of the United States
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Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills - Social Studiesexplain the causes of the Civil War, including sectionalism, states' rights, and slavery, and signif...
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