On the other hand, Frederick Douglass was born in the United States, but was confined to be a lowly life form other than a human; seen only as an animal used for work, he experienced life from a different perspective. ... According to his narrative, at the young age of seven, Douglass (or Bailey as he was known) was taken to Baltimore to work for a man named Hugh Auld. ... In the introduction to Douglass" narrative, William Lloyd Garrison describes him as, " an ornament to society and a blessing to his race- (Lauter 1818), simply a man who made his way through life and a time that was against ...

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In many of the editorial introductions to the essays, stories, and songs found in "The Heath Anthology of American Literature," the editors seem to wonder the same thing and appear to have taken pains to consult a wide variety of sources for inclusion, "So that the work of Frederick Douglass, Mary Wilkins Freeman, Agnes Smedley, and others is read with the work of Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James, William Faulkner and others."" ... At the beginning of this course, we were given an overview of indigenous literary traditions, surveyed native poetry and oral narratives, and looked at early Americ...

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He wrote about the horror of the "middle passage" in his book, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Oloudah Equiano or Gustavus Vassa the African. ... In Africa, they were accustomed to a very regulated family life. ... In America, the slaves managed to sustain a family life. ... Frederick Douglass aptly wrote, "The singing of a man cast away on a desolate island might be as appropriately considered an evidence of his contentment and happiness, as the singing of a slave. ... (The Narrative of Frederick Douglass, p.99-100) In conclusion, life for the African-Amer...

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