If the Civil War was brought on by a combination of pity and politics, literature helped build the case for pity.
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Lit’s Contribution to the Civil War
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged Civil War, Frederick Douglass, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Harriet Jacobs, Heritage Foundation, Jim DeMint, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Uncle Tom's Cabin Comments closed
Correct & Incorrect Uses of Pity
Escaped slave Harriet Jacobs, grasping the treacherous nature of pity, taught readers how to properly use it.
Posted in Uncategorized Also tagged compassion, Hannah ArendtLife of a Slave, Harriet Jacobs, Linda Brent, pity Comments closed
