My Bondage And My Freedom

During the Civil War Era Frederick Douglass, Robert E. Lee and Abraham Lincoln went through some difficult times. Each of their writings was affected differently by the Civil War. All three of these men’s writings were emotionally impacted. In “ My Bondage and My Freedom” Douglass wrote about how he gained knowledge.
He slowly reveals how he wishes he never wanted to gain the knowledge he now knows. Therefore, Douglass begins to realize the harms of slavery due to all he was taught. As time went on Douglass became an abolitionist speaker. He became one of the leaders of the Abolitionist Movement. The goal of the movement was the immediate emancipation of all slaves. That was something Douglass strongly believed in, and he showed it in all