He had only seen his mother maybe four or five times in his life, and every time that he had was only for a short period of time. ... It's bad enough to have certain personal privileges taken away, but to also treat a human being like an animal is barbaric. ... Other times, he would think he"d be doing well, and move up in the world, soon to find out he would be divided up as property with farm animal and possessions. ...

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They do not want their slaves to differentiate themselves from their land or farm animals, as Douglass implies when he says that most slaves know how old they are no more than horses do. ... During errands, he bribed poor white boys with bread to give him short lessons. ...

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• Grade Level: High School

Before the Civil War, America was plagued with a complicated social quandary that incorporated individual, societal, political, economic, and religious principles. This taboo of a topic found itself well-versed throughout the country in many publications. Its authorship included Frederick Douglass...

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