How Slavery Affected Slaves
Frederick Douglass was a African-American slave, and as many slaves didn’t achieve he escaped from slavery. He made progress and became a free man. Freedom for African-American individuals was hard to get in the south. Many slave owners thought that it was better for slaves to be slaves then for them to be a free person in the real world. There are many men that defended slavery. Slavery was a real big thing and the white man who didn’t defend slavery were know as traders and they may have been injured by others that believed in slavery. There are many ways on how slavery affected slaves, and how it affected the slaveholders, and finally how slavery brought light on all of this in total. It was real hard for slaves and Douglass had
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For example, in his book “Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglass”, it says, in chapter 1 “I have had two masters”. He was not considered a rich slaveholder. He owned two or three farms, and about thirty slaves”. This proves that slaves were traded off witch set harm on them by splitting them from their family. This also proves that it set harm on the slaveholders because they didn’t always get enough money, this was harm on them because every other slaveholder would see them different. Additionally, Douglass also states in his book that “ The master is frequently compelled to sell this class of his slaves, out of deference to the feelings of his white wife; and, cruel as the deed may strike any one to be, for a man to sell his own children to human flesh-mongers, it is often the dictate of humanity for him to do so”. This proves that this changed the way that slaveholders attitudes affected them. This shows this because it shows how some slaveholders wives use to be about some of the slaves that were bought. Finally, the slave masters kept the slaves ignorant. They did not permit them to learn to read or write. It was felt that if a slave received an education “Learning would spoil the best nigger in the world”. As stated in chapter 6. This proves that Frederick and all other slaves were not thought of as less than all the other people. In conclusion, Frederick Douglass uses his life story to “throw light” on the institution of slavery from the unique perspective of an education former
For example, in his book “Narrative of The Life of Frederick Douglass”, it says, in chapter 1 “I have had two masters”. He was not considered a rich slaveholder. He owned two or three farms, and about thirty slaves”. This proves that slaves were traded off witch set harm on them by splitting them from their family. This also proves that it set harm on the slaveholders because they didn’t always get enough money, this was harm on them because every other slaveholder would see them different. Additionally, Douglass also states in his book that “ The master is frequently compelled to sell this class of his slaves, out of deference to the feelings of his white wife; and, cruel as the deed may strike any one to be, for a man to sell his own children to human flesh-mongers, it is often the dictate of humanity for him to do so”. This proves that this changed the way that slaveholders attitudes affected them. This shows this because it shows how some slaveholders wives use to be about some of the slaves that were bought. Finally, the slave masters kept the slaves ignorant. They did not permit them to learn to read or write. It was felt that if a slave received an education “Learning would spoil the best nigger in the world”. As stated in chapter 6. This proves that Frederick and all other slaves were not thought of as less than all the other people. In conclusion, Frederick Douglass uses his life story to “throw light” on the institution of slavery from the unique perspective of an education former