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Narrator: Let's compare the primary and secondary sources you have reviewed about Frederick Douglass.

(Visual description: screen shows two excerpts: the one at the top of the screen is titled “Secondary Source: Excerpt From Frederick Douglass” and reads “When Frederick was about sixteen, he was placed under the control of Edward Covey, a small farmer reputed to have the ability to break a slave’s spirit. Frederick was whipped repeatedly, and very nearly was “broken” in spirit until one day he fought back – defensively, not striking Covey, because that would likely have gotten him severely punished, possibly killed – but by simply fending off the farmer’s attack. The contest lasted about two hours, when Covey called it off, and he never attempted to beat Frederick again.” The second excerpt appears below, titled Primary Source: Excerpt from Life of an American Slave 1845” and reads “I lived with Mr. Covey one year. During the first six months, of that year, scarce a week passed without his whipping me. I was seldom free from a sore back. My awkwardness was almost always his excuse for whipping me. We were worked fully up to the point of endurance.”)

Narrator: What information in the secondary source is corroborated by the primary source?

(Visual description: both primary and secondary source excerpts remain on the screen.)

Narrator: Frederick Douglass lived with Edward Covey as a slave.

(Visual description: the statement “Frederick Douglass lived with Edward Covey as a slave” appears between both primary source and secondary source excerpts. On the secondary source excerpt, the phrase “he was placed under the control of Edward Covey” is highlighted. On the primary source excerpt, the phrase “I lived with Mr. Covey one year” is highlighted.)

Narrator: Edward Covey frequently whipped Frederick Douglas.

(Visual description: the statement “Edward Covey frequently whipped Frederick Douglas” appears between both primary source and secondary source excerpts. On the secondary source excerpt, the phrase “Frederick was whipped repeatedly” is highlighted. On the primary source excerpt, the phrase “scarce a week passed without his whipping me” is highlighted.)

Narrator: The frequent whippings stopped after six months.

(Visual description: the statement “The frequent whippings stopped after six months” appears between both primary source and secondary source excerpts. On the secondary source excerpt, the phrase “he never attempted to beat Frederick again” is highlighted. On the primary source excerpt, the phrase “During the first six months” is highlighted.)

Narrator: What information in the secondary source is not corroborated by the primary source?

(Visual description: the statement “What information in the secondary source is not corroborated by the primary source?” appears between both primary source and secondary source excerpts.)

Narrator: Frederick Douglass was 16 when he lived with Covey.

(Visual description: the statement “Frederick Douglass was 16 when he lived with Covey” appears between both primary source and secondary source excerpts. On the secondary source excerpt, the phrase “When Frederick was about sixteen” is highlighted.)

Narrator: One day, Douglass defended himself against Covey's attack for two hours.

(Visual description: the statement “One day, Douglass defended himself against Covey's attack for two hours” appears between both primary source and secondary source excerpts. On the secondary source excerpt, the phrase “The contest lasted about two hours” is highlighted.)

Narrator: After defending himself, the whippings stopped.

(Visual description: the statement “After defending himself, the whippings stopped” appears between both primary source and secondary source excerpts. On the secondary source excerpt, the phrase “he never attempted to beat Frederick again” is highlighted.)

Narrator: As a reader, you should ask yourself if these are facts that can be proven? Is the interpretation or conclusion logical?

(Visual description: the primary source excerpt disappears from the screen and is replaced by the image of an open book. The statement “Are these facts that can be proven?” appears next to the book, and the phrases “When Frederick was about sixteen,” “The contest lasted about two hours,” and “he never attempted to beat Frederick again” are highlighted. Then, the statement “Is the interpretation or conclusion logical?” appears below the statement “Are these facts that can be proven?”)

Narrator: As a researcher, you could look for more primary source information to corroborate or refute the information.

(Visual description: a magnifying glass appears on top of the open book. The statement “Look for more primary source information to corroborate or refute the information” appears next to the book.)