Slavery was a injustice system, where a human was distorted to the assumption their less of a man/women. This battle that these humans fight is brutal and evil, but their testimony of how they survived is remarkable. Frederick Douglass was one of these slaves and gave out his testimony from a book he wrote called, “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave”. This book was a piece of his life he wanted to share and to show how bad humanity was back then, but that we can learn from our mistakes and move forward to a brighter future. With that being said in his book he was shown as a representative man; because, he showed strength and bravery but all in the shadows. He was a representative man due to his life as a slave
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Frederick Douglass was nothing more than an ordinary man. He wasn't some super hero or a war hero a champion no he was just a man. But what makes it more astonishing that someone like us did the impossible especially back then. If you escaped slavery you were one in a billion. It was so hard and difficult to escape it was like a suicide mission you had to be courageous in everything you did. So during Fredrick Douglass's time in the field he was taught how to read. Which was a big penalty because thinking through the eyes of the guys in charge if one of your slaves learned how to read they knew how to escape. They would know how to do things to escape so this chance he got was rare and he used it to his benefit. Since he knew he couldn’t read in public he used the Bible as a reading book. Mostly because, back then most American slaves were either Baptist or Methodist because the whites forced this religion on them. Anyways since reading the bible was so important for white man they let their slaves read it as well. THey did this not knowing it would improve the reading skills …show more content…
As a slave in this time period it is extremely difficult to be worth something more than a dollar sign. You are sold into slavery and you work for a landowner who honestly thinks your lesser value than a pig. This lowers a person's self-esteem so how these people survived is incredible. They were given this test and all of humanity says here and pass it. They were given this circumstance and they conquered it. So Fredrick douglass's suffering was one of great strength and courage to not be broken. He was unshakeable. He survived the biggest discrimination in American history and not only did he get through but he also helped others to get out.”Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears. At least, such is my experience. I have often sung to drown my sorrow, but seldom to express my happiness.” (Chapter. 2) These slaves used song not for rejoicing or enjoyment but like a battle cry. They used song for letting their sorrows even though they sounded happy they were in pain. These songs that Frederick was singing and apart of was showing that he was human and was a man that didn't stand out in the crowd. Honestly those men who don’t stand out are actually impacting so much. You don’t have to become a Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi, or Martin Luther KIng Jr. to become a great
Frederick Douglass was nothing more than an ordinary man. He wasn't some super hero or a war hero a champion no he was just a man. But what makes it more astonishing that someone like us did the impossible especially back then. If you escaped slavery you were one in a billion. It was so hard and difficult to escape it was like a suicide mission you had to be courageous in everything you did. So during Fredrick Douglass's time in the field he was taught how to read. Which was a big penalty because thinking through the eyes of the guys in charge if one of your slaves learned how to read they knew how to escape. They would know how to do things to escape so this chance he got was rare and he used it to his benefit. Since he knew he couldn’t read in public he used the Bible as a reading book. Mostly because, back then most American slaves were either Baptist or Methodist because the whites forced this religion on them. Anyways since reading the bible was so important for white man they let their slaves read it as well. THey did this not knowing it would improve the reading skills …show more content…
As a slave in this time period it is extremely difficult to be worth something more than a dollar sign. You are sold into slavery and you work for a landowner who honestly thinks your lesser value than a pig. This lowers a person's self-esteem so how these people survived is incredible. They were given this test and all of humanity says here and pass it. They were given this circumstance and they conquered it. So Fredrick douglass's suffering was one of great strength and courage to not be broken. He was unshakeable. He survived the biggest discrimination in American history and not only did he get through but he also helped others to get out.”Slaves sing most when they are most unhappy. The songs of the slave represent the sorrows of his heart; and he is relieved by them, only as an aching heart is relieved by its tears. At least, such is my experience. I have often sung to drown my sorrow, but seldom to express my happiness.” (Chapter. 2) These slaves used song not for rejoicing or enjoyment but like a battle cry. They used song for letting their sorrows even though they sounded happy they were in pain. These songs that Frederick was singing and apart of was showing that he was human and was a man that didn't stand out in the crowd. Honestly those men who don’t stand out are actually impacting so much. You don’t have to become a Abraham Lincoln, Gandhi, or Martin Luther KIng Jr. to become a great