The Journey of a Slave Man
September 3, 1838 marked the freedom date of Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, a slave who became known as Frederick Douglass after escaping slavery. Douglas was born in Talbot, Maryland to Harriet Bailey from whom he was separated while being an infant. Douglass spent most of his childhood in slave plantations witnessing physical abuse on slave’s from part of white Masters. Slaves were deprived form their freedom and were expected to be ignorant; however, Douglass refused to be ignorant and to remained a slave until his death. He knowledge himself on writing and reading and freed himself from slavery as stated in the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. A narrative by Douglass in which he spent ample time discussing the brutality …show more content…
Expectations that were to be satisfied or else they were to be punished. They worked full time night and day without stopping. They were whooped if disobeying, they had no voice of expression, and were separated form their relatives. Douglass said, “Our fate for life was now to be decided. We had no more voice in the decision than the brutes among whom we were ranked. A single word from the white man was enough against all our whishes, prayers, and entries- to surrender forever the dearest friends, dearest kindred, and strongest ties know to human beings” (Douglas 27). Slaves were seen as objects and not humans. They were harassed, mistreated, and physical and mentally abused by their owners. With the narratives of his experiences as a slave, Douglass also wanted to share the horrifying experiences behind his great escape from slavery. He wanted to influenced others to to not surrender, to keep fighting until overcoming obstacles that offered surrender. Obstacles that he himself overcame to encounter
September 3, 1838 marked the freedom date of Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, a slave who became known as Frederick Douglass after escaping slavery. Douglas was born in Talbot, Maryland to Harriet Bailey from whom he was separated while being an infant. Douglass spent most of his childhood in slave plantations witnessing physical abuse on slave’s from part of white Masters. Slaves were deprived form their freedom and were expected to be ignorant; however, Douglass refused to be ignorant and to remained a slave until his death. He knowledge himself on writing and reading and freed himself from slavery as stated in the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. A narrative by Douglass in which he spent ample time discussing the brutality …show more content…
Expectations that were to be satisfied or else they were to be punished. They worked full time night and day without stopping. They were whooped if disobeying, they had no voice of expression, and were separated form their relatives. Douglass said, “Our fate for life was now to be decided. We had no more voice in the decision than the brutes among whom we were ranked. A single word from the white man was enough against all our whishes, prayers, and entries- to surrender forever the dearest friends, dearest kindred, and strongest ties know to human beings” (Douglas 27). Slaves were seen as objects and not humans. They were harassed, mistreated, and physical and mentally abused by their owners. With the narratives of his experiences as a slave, Douglass also wanted to share the horrifying experiences behind his great escape from slavery. He wanted to influenced others to to not surrender, to keep fighting until overcoming obstacles that offered surrender. Obstacles that he himself overcame to encounter