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Summary Of Slavery In The Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass

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This semester, our class has read multiple stories that in some way relate to slavery. When people hear the word slave, they typically think of the Africans that were forced to do labor. But, there isn’t just one single type of slavery. Some forms of slavery are forced labor, human trafficking, arranged marriage, addictions, and even mental illness. The theme of slavery is very recognizable in The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass because Douglass was an actual slave in the 1800’s. Douglass was beaten, starved, tortured, and forced to do work for many years. His story is told in first person to help the reader really understand his thoughts and emotions during his time as a slave. Therefore, the slavery form of forced labor was used
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