Readings from Frederick Douglass and Malcolm X due Monday

Please read and annotate these pieces for Monday, 12/18, recording your responses/ideas as you read, or when completed.
Frederick Douglass' "Learning to Read and Write"
AND
Malcolm X's "Learning to Read"

Write one voice response (A or B) and one purpose response (C, D, or E) including specific, supporting evidence from the piece within each 2-3 paragraph response. 

VOICE RESPONSE:

A.  Explain how you feel Malcolm X's experiences with words and reading/writing shape him and his perspective as a writer.

OR

B.  Examine the ways that Malcolm X's voice comes across in the process he chose to follow to develop a stronger understanding of words and their importance in the world.

PURPOSE RESPONSE:

C.  Douglass' autobiography was written before slavery was fully abolished in the U.S.  In what ways can his narrative be read as an argument against slavery?  How does gaining the ability to educate oneself change the path of Douglass' life and make him desire more, and even be committed to fighting for more? 

OR

D.  Douglass' writing has a purpose in the context in which he wrote it, before the Civil War and the abolishment of slavery, but it also has a purpose today.  What is the purpose within this piece that makes it relatable to today's reader and why?
E.  Consider and explain if this piece is an essay about reading, writing, culture, or the power of education itself, or if it has a combined purpose.