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The Narrative Of Frederick Douglass Experience As A Slave

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Frederick Douglass Essay The Narrative of Frederick Douglass by Frederick Douglass brings to light the experience of being a slave. Through his experience as a slave. A central theme is that No one is safe as a slave, beatings, separation of families, and designated as property If one is a slave, they are guaranteed to get beat. Innocent, guilty. It did not matter. And these beatings were not light or merciful “The louder she (a slave) screamed the harder he whipped.” (Frederick 23). They were punished as if they were animals that needed to be disciplined. Unfortunately this is not the only cruelty of being a slave, Slave parent and child were often separated from each other, no matter what age they were. “My mother and I were separated
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