Until he finally was sold off to another owner. Douglass used education and reading to his advantage. He could secretly teach himself to read and write by observing the white children. Education was going to somehow be his ticket to freedom. He taught other slaves to read at week Sunday school. Though the slave masters did eventually catch and he did endure a brutal beating that did not stop his hope to one day be liberated. Douglass finally headed north for freedom the entire trip only took him at total of 24 hours. After reading this narrative I personally learned that not giving up on yourself no matter how many odds are against you; you can do it. “If there is no struggle, there is no progress”.
