Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass: The Columbian Orator

Frederick Douglass was a free man who captivated rooms of abolitionist by the power in his voice. He used the power of education he developed within human bondage to obtain his freedom. Douglass was a black male born into slavery in the early eighteen hundreds. He had very minimal knowledge to the extent that he knew little of his parents and date of birth. What he did know about his dark skinned mother, which was taken from him at an early age. The completion of his skin was the product of a white father believed to be his master. There was no advantage being of mixed-race, according to “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” he was born into the same fate of his slave mother. This meant that Douglass was property to his master from …show more content…
Douglass read a book The Columbian Orator, which he read speeches on Catholic emancipation. These readings were important in developing thought and arguments regarding slavery. This ability he now acquired was described as a curse due to his inner reflection. He constantly thought about human bondage and did not find an answer to escape. He had overcome countless episodes of depression and hopelessness but finding a light within education. This lead to his ability to write on ship timber that he picked up from carpenters. He used his same tricks in his youth by claiming he writes better than white males. Subsequently they provided a writing lesson when trying to prove Douglass wrong. Eventually, Douglass had developed a plan to escape that successfully leads to his …show more content…
Douglass was capable of getting a job working with oil. He mentions how he truly embraced being the master of himself. He then took his education and furthered it with anti-slavery groups. This gave birth to his ability to truly express his freedom. He gave incredibly educated speeches to colored groups and anti-slavery groups. In freedom that Douglas had taken for himself was true display of determination. Throughout the narrative many different event contributed to his freedom but education appeared to power it all. Once he was capable of reading he ran that extra mile into the capability of writing. This provided him with the ability to form an opinion and reflect on life other than slavery. This drove a gap between accepting life as a slave and seizing life as a free man. Within the preface of the narrative Douglass is described to be this man that moved mountains with his knowledge and words. Douglass freed himself completely when he was able to free his words into the minds of others. He educated many people on the inhumane practice of slavery and captured their