Another custom in slavery, probably also out of deference to the feelings of the white wife, is to part children from their mothers at a very early age. Frederick was separated from his mother when he was an infant --- before he even knew her as his mother. ... After the performance of her days work, she would sneak out and travel the whole distance on foot just to see her little baby son, hoping he would sense his mother's love. ... He was not allowed to be present during her illness, death, or burial. ... Frederick never knew his mother, but her strength, courage, and cunning determ...

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Her father was a carpenter, while her mother was a house slave. ... She then mothered two of his children while still being a teen. ... Jacobs eventually reunited with both of her children a few months later. ... At first sign of her children being harmed, Harriet fled. ... In her book, she spoke of a mother she met in the streets on this day. ...

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