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The Experiences Of Elizabeth Keckley, Frederick Douglass, And William Craft

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There are many ways to set free, right? Either illegal or legal, you'll be free, right? The text mainly deals with how slavery shouldn't be a thing, which leads to how slavery was so harsh on people that had to go through it. The experiences of Elizabeth Keckley, Frederick Douglass, and Ellen and William Craft have many differences between all three texts. For example, Elizabeth Keckley wanted to leave because she was forced to have a son and he was mulatto. Keckley feels like her son shouldn’t be a slave Also, Keckley didn’t want to leave illegally; she wanted to leave the correct way. In the text, it states, “Why should my son be held in slavery? I often ask myself this question. He came into the world with no will of me.” This shows that Elizabeth is asking herself while her son is enslaved. …show more content…

This also shows that even though he has white in him, he’s still a slave. Another example is Frederick Douglass. He didn’t care how he left, he just didn’t want to be a slave anymore. Also, Frederick had to give his master his weekly wages and only received a small earning out of it. “When I carried to him my weekly wages, he would, after counting the money, look me in the face with a robber-like fierceness, and ask is that all” This shows that Frederick makes money but has to give it to his master. This also shows that the master is ungrateful for the money he doesn't even make. The text also states “Upon reaching New Bedford, we were directed to the house of Mr. Nathan Johnson and Mrs. Johnson.” This shows that Fredrick Douglass made it to New Bradford which means he can finally call himself free. This also shows that he was helped by Mr. and Mrs. Johnson to get on his feet and change his

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