... In his enlightening book, “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave,” Frederick Douglass very appropriately depicted his experiences in the horrors of slavery. This narrative is a first hand account about the life of one man and his struggles and later escape from slavery.
Douglass began the narrative with his earliest memories. ... He mentioned only being able to see her a few times in his life. Early in the narrative, Douglass began describing some of the senseless acts he witnessed as a child of slavery. One such example occurred one night when Douglass’s Aunt Hester was found in the company of a man from another plantation. ... At that time, Douglass’s master was Captain Anthony, and he lived on Col. ...
When he was still a young boy, Douglass was sent to Baltimore to live with Mr. ... Douglass went on to learn to read and write.
After Douglass’s old master and children passed away, he was sent to St. ... Because Master Thomas and Douglass had quite a number of differences, Douglass was sent to live with Mr. Covey, a slave-breaker, for a year. Douglass commented that during the first six months of his stay, there was hardly a week that he did not receive a severe beating. ... Douglass said Mr. ... Covey did succeed in breaking Douglass. During his stay there, Douglass made the decision to one-day escape from slavery, because he would rather be killed escaping than die as a slave. Finally, at one point, Douglass resisted Mr. ... Douglass cited this battle as the turning point in his career as a slave, because he was never really whipped again, though he remained a slave for four more years. ... Covey, Douglass was sent to live with Mr. ... Eventually, Master Hugh put a stop to Douglass hiring his time, and Douglass set the date for his escape. ... Douglass was tormented with many mixed feelings. ...
In September of 1838, Frederick Douglass escaped from the chains of slavery and successfully reached New York. He said he experienced the highest excitement he had ever felt in his life.
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