What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? Lesson Plan

According to Douglass, how should the past be remembered? Conversely, how should it not be remembered? And why is remembering the past important at all in the first place?

In addition to being a very open question, this is also a very big question that students won't be able to definitely answer. The teacher should do his/her best, however, to elicit a wide range of opinions. As the teacher discusses this topic with students, a few views might resurface repeatedly: namely, that the way that a society remembers its past should be inclusive of every member of that society, or that the way people remember the past is key to instilling the values that they need to grow and...