Madeline Eberhart, a junior majoring in English, found inspiration in Frederick Douglass' autobiography. For a class assignment, she did a rhetorical analysis of his writing. Karen Swenson, the associate professor in the Department of English who taught the course, suggested she submit the paper to the Mu of Virginia Chapter of Phi Beta Kappa's John D. Wilson Essay Contest. In this video, Eberhart shares excerpts from her essay. Video by Mary Szczerban, a senior majoring in communications.
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