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Slavery: The Narrative Of Frederick Douglas

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Every time we hear the word “slavery,” we tend to think of something horrible that happened, but they don't know the horrendous details. Sadly slavery was happening worldwide in the 18th century. In talbot county, Maryland around 1818 Frederick Douglass was born into slavery. When Douglas was 20 he managed to escape slavery, he was well educated so that helped him in his later life. Douglas was a human rights and abolishment leader, after he escaped slavery he wrote a truly inspirational novel going in depth on his experiences being a slave and his journey to help abolish slavery his novel had a big effect towards the end of slavery his novel “ the narrative of Frederick Douglas” opened many doors, in his personal life but for human rights as well. In the beginning, Douglas was a new slave and was not very good at his new job so it was a matter of time before his master mr covey, finds a reason to beat him, since slaves offten got beat. One day mr covey tells douglass to go into the forest and get wood, douglas took a herd of oxen with him to help get the good he was driving a cart and he mistakenly loses control of the oxen. The cart gets …show more content…

it was fasinating to read about his personal experience as a slave, how he was treated and about how he taught himself how to read and write. He had such a hard life. It makes me recognize how privlaged i am. Immediatly when i read this i tought he was a truly a strong person to experience everything he went through and how he worked to get through it. I really like it when he says “ I felt as i never felt before.it was a glorious resurrection, from the tomb of slvery, to the heaven of freedom” this shows me that he is a hard worker because its very difficult to be released as a slave. And the fact that he wrote a novel about his experience not only says a lot but had a huge effect on the end of

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Covey was the turning-point in my career as a slave. It rekindled the few expiring embers of freedom, and revived within me a sense of my own manhood… My long-crushed spirit rose, cowardice departed, bold defiance took its place; and I now resolved that, however long I might remain a slave in form, the day had passed forever when I could be a slave in fact. I did not hesitate to let it be known of me, that the white man who expected to succeed in whipping, must also succeed in killing me.” Analysis: There are several turning points on Douglass's journey from slavery to freedom, but the fight with Covey marks his largest turning point.

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Frederick Douglass is a strong, independent abolitionist who used his intense, strong words to impact and help change the lives of thousands. This all started by his bestselling book “An American slave” published in 1845. In which describes his horrid life of living as a black man during the 1820’s through 1840’s. In his first biography he uses influential language to convey not only his story but his emotional tolls as well. He brings this affluential emotion to every page with every word.

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Another epiphany occurs when he decides that he'd rather die than be treated like a slave anymore. So the next time Covey tries to whip him, he stands up to him. After a couple of hours spent wrestling with Douglass, Covey leaves him alone. Douglass vows never to be whipped again. And he never

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After spending much time with the Auld family, Douglass went to work for a new slave owner named Covey. Covey was known to break enslaved peoples’ spirits so they can be a “good” slave. The new owner did just that. All of Douglass’s hope to escape to freedom was gone. “My natural elasticity was crushed, my intellect languished, the disposition to read departed…”(Pg.18 E.4)

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