Which statement best describes a central idea within both “The Narrative Life of Frederick Douglass: Excerpts from Chapters 1-7” and “A Child of Slavery Who Taught a Generation”? [RI.2, RI.9]
Both Douglass and Cooper were denied an education during their childhood.
African Americans were resilient and used education to evaluate themselves.
People must escape their surroundings in order to really learn and grow.
Douglass and Cooper were both successful African American teachers.