Frederick Douglass his Narrative by explaining that he is like many other slaves who don't know when they were born and, sometimes, even who their parents are. From hearsay, he estimates that he was born around 1817 and that his father was probably his first white master, Captain Anthony. His mother, Harriet Bailey, was a field hand who wasn't allowed to see him very often; she died when Douglass was seven years old. Children of mixed-race parentage are always classified as slaves, Douglass says, and this class of mulattos is increasing rapidly. Douglass implies that these mulatto slaves are, for the most part, the result of white masters raping black slaves. He tells about the brutality of his master's overseer, Mr. Plummer, as well as the story of Aunt Hester, who was brutally whipped by Captain Anthony because she fancied another slave. Captain Anthony apparently wanted her for himself exclusively. …show more content…
Her family was poor, and her dad abusive, but she was happy and felt loved. All of that changed, however, when she was put into slavery in the place of her older sister by her mother and father. As her story Hidden Girl: the true story of a modern-day slave tells, her captors, whom she called The Mom and The Dad, made her do back-breaking work from the age of 8 to when she was rescued in the US at age 12. They verbally, emotionally, and physically abused her for years, and when The Dad got in trouble with the law in Egypt they moved to the US, passing Shyima off as a cousin at the airport. Finally the police received a tip about her and she was rescued her from her California captivity. That took her on a long road dealing with her emotional issues and seeking justice for her