Fredrick Douglas’s rise out of slavery can be attributed to moving to Baltimore and becoming and educated induvial. One had near instant perks while the other often threated his wellbeing and was developed over time. Living in the city had many positive aspect for a slave and even for a slave owner. They would receive less harsh punishments and be given more items, in general, to show the status of their owners. On the other hand, the slave owners would be regarded highly if they treated their slaves with a certain amount of decency and respect compared to their country dwelling counterparts. As for the education side of this question, a slave could educate other slaves and therefore lead them into a type of uncompromising intelegnace. He need not encourage others to rise up but merely educated them so that they will no longer be as willing to be used and treated …show more content…
Most of which sprout from the premise that Christian teachings are those of acceptance and love for all who cross your path. However, it is blatantly obvious that these are not held to heart during the slave trade era in southern United States of America. The overwhelming number of slaveholders, especially in the south, were devout “christens” and that is what Fredrick Douglass and other slaves use against them. By being better Christians then their owners, many slaves were able to see hope and use that to help overcome their terrible situations with the idea that this too shall pass. By simply owning a slave, or being a neutral bystander, you are not fulfilling your heavenly duty to see righteousness and fairness being equal among all persons. I believe that Fredrick Douglass’s two largest contribution to slaves of his time were education and religion. Both of which gave hope during dark times and both helped people develop an unsavory and hateful perspective towards slavery as a