Politician Nelson Mandela once said, “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.” Although some men, women, and children do not understand this, slaves like Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglas truly understood how essential and helpful an education can be, because it was the central reason for their success and freedom. The passage “Up From Slavery” and play “I Would Rather Die” show how hard it was for enslaved African Americans in the mid 1800s to get a decent education. Therefore, both texts develop the theme of the importance of an education through the lives of former slaves Booker T. Washington and Frederick Douglas and their struggles to get a good education.
The passage “Up From Slavery” by
The passage “Up From Slavery” by