Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas.
Frederick Douglas was born in Talbot County, Maryland around 1818. His mother was Harriet and was separated from her at birth. She dies when Douglas was seven. Douglas's father was said to be a white man.
Douglas first master and Captain Antony; the Captain's overseer, Mr. Plummer, both are very cruel people and carry whip and crugel around and use them on his slaves. Douglas recall once when the Captain took Hester to his home and whip her until she bleed. Colonel Lloyd, Captain Antony's employer is a very rich man and own many impressive things. Lloyd often whips his slave for anything that is wrong and out of their control. Captain's Antony second overseer, Mr. Gore and he ensure he has total control over the slave and make them bow down to him, he live at the Great House Farm. Mr. Gore is cruel and cold-hearted and kills slaves who set a bad example.
At seven or eight years old, he was sent to Baltimore with the captain's son-in-law, Hugh Auld. He got his first trouser and he readily cleans himself to go away with no regrets. Once in Baltimore, kind people greeted him. His new mistress, Sophia Auld who never owned a slave. Soon after she is later corrupted by slavery and become very cruel. Douglas lives in Alum's household for 7 years and learned to read and write. He gives bread to poor local in exchange for reading lessons. At around 12 years old, he found a book called The Colombian Orator, who helps him, articulate the case against slavery. .
When Douglas is sent to Covey, he started to teach other slave and he received weekly beating from Covey. Soon after Douglas turned against Covey and beat up Covey along with some other of slaves and Covey never touch Douglas again. The fight he had with Covey let him regain his spirit and defiance, as well as his resolve to be free. He never receive another whipping from anyone for the remaining four years of his slave life.