With patience and tenacity, Douglass devised a plan of escape that took years in the making. That did not, however, render him immune to the mental anguish his education, perception of slavery and desire to be free brought upon him. Every privilege or attempt at appeasing him, by his Master, only strengthened the conviction that he deserved to be free, further igniting his passion for liberty.
As he grew nearer to freedom’s light, Frederick Douglass accepted a hard bargain, “… he granted me the privilege, and proposed the following terms… I was to pay three dollars… find myself in calking tools… My board was two dollars and a half per week… But as hard as it was… it was a step towards freedom…”. The bargain Douglass