Summary: My Facing Frederick

My Facing Frederick Essay “If there is no struggle, there is no progress”. Bolden - a snare of a snare. This quote, said by a man who changed the world, in which the quote explained that man’s life without once saying his name at all, is written in a book that tells his life story. Yet, the true, more elaborate definition of the quote would be: if no one were to struggle and lead a life of no toil and no pain, the world wouldn’t have adapted and converted itself into what it is now. And, in this case, ending slavery would have been a million miles away if it weren’t for this man and the endeavors he has done. First, he had to be born in chains, and he had to escape his way out. Then he worked, odd job to odd job, until he joined a group that
The book itself says, “Anna provided the sailor’s disguise and money Frederick needed for a sailor's protection pass and to take a train from Baltimore to Havre de Grace, Maryland.catch a train to Wilmington, Delaware. Steamboat to Philadelphia. He boarded another train. New York City. There he spent several days homeless- and terrified- until a black man steered him to Underground Railroad stationmaster David Ruggles.” (Bolden). That was Frederick’s struggle. Right there. He had to fake being a sailor, run away, board a ship, and then go on so many trains, city to city, until he had found security on the Underground Railroad. There, Frederick was just about free. Anna joined him, promptly escaping her life as well, and the two married and started a new life together. They had few belongings, and they worked many jobs to compensate for a life to get the rest, but there, all the struggle they went through had paid off in a glorious way- Progress, and then freedom. But, his journey is far from over. Frederick didn’t just want to liberate himself. No, he wanted to end slavery for all who faced it. And that is where his journey