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1200 word Critical essay (MLA format)on the following topic:

Both Abraham Lincoln and Harriet Beecher Stowe were influential writers of the Civil War era; and this turbulent time in American history also gave rise to the slave narratives of Frederick Douglass and Harriett Ann Jacobs.

After analyzing the researching the writings of Douglass, Jacobs, Lincoln, and Stowe, form a thesis that enables you to address Douglass’ and Jacob’s lives as slaves and Lincoln’s and Stowe’s influences in bringing the intuitions of slavery to an end.

A thesis is one sentence of no more than 25 words, so chose your words carefully because you must address both aspects of this topic in the one thesis. As you explore pertinent contexts, be careful to use appropriate literary, political, and cultural terminology in your writing.

Must include documented information from 3-5 primary and secondary credible sources. All paraphrases and quotations from your sources must be documented in strict accordance with MLA standards. The documentation must include in-text citations and works cited page.