Freedom is the power to express yourself without being restricted. Our society has an erroneous definition of freedom, since we are not free. As citizens we are tight to certain laws that control the way we act. Frederick Douglass once acknowledged that knowledge is valuable because it is the key to freedom.
In the “Life of an American Slave,” Douglass claims that lack of knowledge allow him to be a victim of his master. “If you teach a nigger how to read there would be no keeping him it would forever unfit him to be a slave,” the excerpted quote defines the barrier between master and slave. Douglass’s notion of knowledge motivated him to learn how to read and write. Knowledge is a powerful tool as long as we know how to use it. Frederick
In the “Life of an American Slave,” Douglass claims that lack of knowledge allow him to be a victim of his master. “If you teach a nigger how to read there would be no keeping him it would forever unfit him to be a slave,” the excerpted quote defines the barrier between master and slave. Douglass’s notion of knowledge motivated him to learn how to read and write. Knowledge is a powerful tool as long as we know how to use it. Frederick