Frederick Douglass: A Very Brief Summary

Frederick Douglass, the protagonist of the story was born into slavery in Tuckahoe, Maryland on February 20, 1818. He grew up mostly on his own after his mother passed away while he was very young. Not knowing who his siblings or father was, it was just Frederick trying to survive the cruel slave life. His first master was Captain Anthony, and was owned by Colonel Edward Lloyd. Here slaves received a sufficient amount of food compared to other plantations, but slaves were given little time to sleep but a lot of work. Few years had passed when he was sent to Baltimore to a new master Captain Thomas Auld, Captain Anthony’s brother. Here Frederick was given a better life, that compared to a slave back on the plantations. He was whipped only a …show more content…
After this action, a finger was not laid on Frederick by Covey. Once finished with the one year assignment to Covey, Frederick was then bought by William Freeland. At first Freeland seemed like a better master, but that soon changed when Freeland joined a church group where slave owners joined and supported each other in the acts of inhumane activity. Here, Frederick spread word of plans to escape, someone had ratted him and another slave out. They were both arrested and held in jail. Frederick was then sent back to Baltimore under mastership of Hugh Auld. Mr. Auld had allowed Frederick to put his time towards work elsewhere. He was required to give Hugh Auld all his weekly earnings, which in return Hugh gave him a couple cents back. This money eventually collected up and allowed Frederick to make his big escape. It was not told how Frederick made his way, but he landed in New York. Here a man named Davin Ruggles helped Frederick and suggested he headed to New Bedford. He was married to a freewoman, Anna Murray to make him a freeman. After successfully escaping, Frederick changed his last name from Bailey to Douglass to stay undetected, but keep some of who he