Frederick Douglass Impact On Slavery

Frederick Douglass Impact on Slavery and Hardships
Frederick Douglass novel, The Narrative of Frederick Douglass establishes his humanity and right to be treated as the equal of any other, slavery is a constant attack upon the body and mind of slave can result in a destructively circumscribed identity. Frederick Douglass was one of America’s most renowned authors, orators, and abolitionists and the nineteenth century’s most influential black leader. He was a man whose lifelong struggles for liberty and the rights of others had became a big part of American history. He became one of first fugitive slaves to speak out publicly against slavery. “ Throughout his childhood on the plantation,witnessed many acts of cruelty,ranging from unjust beatings to unwarranted & unpunished murder of slaves by white owners of their overseers” (Douglass). Douglass was subjected to strict discipline and endless work” (Douglass). Douglass before the age

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