"The Rise Of Frederick Douglass"
Frederick Douglass was a man born into slavery. Separated from his mother and
unaware of his father's identity, he was left to bear the burden of slavery all on his own.
Early on Douglass realized that an education was his ticket to freedom. Throughout his
life Douglas met many obstacles on his way to freedom, and more often than not these
obstacles were created at the hands of one of his many masters.
In his letters, Douglass speaks of no less than five masters under which he was
forced to serve, his original master, the Auld brothers, Mr. Covey, and William Freeland.
While all of these men were bad, some actually meant well and were simply victims of
their time. However some of these men were cruel and vicious and were the lowest
forms American society has ever had to offer. Now, let us attempt to separate the good
apples from the bad.
Douglass's first master, Captain Anthony, probably had the least direct influence
in his life.......
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