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Behind The Mask: Teaching Gen Z As One Of Its Own, Ariel Newman
Behind The Mask: Teaching Gen Z As One Of Its Own, Ariel Newman
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Frederick Douglass And The Hidden Power Of Recording Deeds, Randall K. Johnson
Frederick Douglass And The Hidden Power Of Recording Deeds, Randall K. Johnson
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This Essay answers a single question: What led Frederick Douglass to accept an appointment as the D.C. Recorder of Deeds, especially at the height of his public service career? A possible answer, which is informed by the historical record and more contemporary accounts, is that Douglass accepted such an appointment for three reasons. The first reason is that the D.C. Recorder has been long recognized as an exemplar of fairness, perhaps due to its ministerial obligations, even when there could be no such expectation with respect to how Black folks are treated. The second reason is this office provided Douglass …