Analyze and explore your personal reflection on each of the selections. Explore examples of others who have chosen to stand up for a cause or those who have felt guilty for their reluctance to act.
Read the selections “My Guilt” by Maya Angelou and the autobiographical account of the life of Frederick Douglass. The poem written by Angelou reflects her guilt for not standing up for what she deems is a just cause, particularly the issue of Civil Rights. (Maya Angelou was a contemporary writer). Douglass gives his first-person account, […]