Similarities Between Frederick Douglass And Garnet

Frederick Douglass, Angelina Grimke, and Henry H Garnet were born during times in which slavery began to turn into a national issue. These characters grew up in different settings, but were all spoke out against slavery during the 19th century. Frederick Douglass and Henry Garnet grew up in slavery, escaping later in their lives. Angelina Grimke was born to plantation owners, and grew up in a slave-holding family. The ways in which each character spoke for the Abolition was indicative of their individual experiences. Frederick Douglass was born on a plantation in Maryland, and witnessed on the plantation a whipping at the age of 8. Frederick details how the woman who while being whipped, never stopped struggling and cursing against her overseer. This incident showed that Douglass developed an admiration for rebellion and hatred of slavery from a very young age. Later in his life, he was taught to read by his master’s wife and began teaching other blacks. While he was being whipped by his master, Douglass fought back and was never whipped by him again. Douglass was able to escape slavery through

In NYC, Garnet got an education in science and math. Garnet’s family was pursued by slave hunters in 1829, and managed to capture his sister and send her into slavery. Garnet roamed the streets with a gun, hoping to confront the slave hunters, but he was convinced by his friends to stop. This incident showcased one incident and probably gave rise to others in which Henry Garnet responded to the issues that slavery presented him in radical ways. Later in his life Henry Garnet gave his famous “Address to the Slaves of the US”. Unlike other abolitionists who called for whites to end slavery, Garnet was calling for slaves to free themselves. This radical viewpoint was met by opposition from many others including Frederick Douglass, and showcases Garnet’s radical views on