Frederick Douglass Adversity

“From this time I understood the words abolition and abolitionist, and always drew near when that word was spoken, expecting to hear something of importance to myself and fellow-slaves.” Douglass struggled getting help from the government enforcing safeguard the freedman’s rights. He continued to fight for equality for all society and spread his message to the youth before his death, “less than a month before his death, when a young black man solicited his advice to an African American just starting out in the world, Douglass replied without hesitation: ‘Agitate! Agitate! Agitate!’’’

P. 546. Frederick pinned down Covey and was not going to let him “get hold of him”. It was a battle of one man against another but one with more hate. A certain brave spirit arose over Fredrick. He used all his might and claimed his personal freedom by attacking Mr.Covey.

Frederick remembered getting glimpses of his mother. She would walk for miles to reach the cabin to come visit him at night for a few

On January 1, 1836, Frederick made a decision that he would finally be free from slavery by the end of the year. Of course

In the book "The Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass" mentioned his childhood a couple of times in the first chapter, however he doesn't quite know his own age, his estimation of his age would probably be around twenty-seven or twenty-eight. He didn't have very many memories with his mother but he does remember her taking long journeys after a long days work to go see him, even if it was just for an hour or two. Her name was Harriet Bailey and she was hired by Mr. Stewart who lived about 12 miles from Frederick. Him and his mother were separated when Frederick was just a little baby, it was a common thing in Maryland to part from their mothers at a very early age. She died when Frederick was about seven years old.

(79). Here, Douglass tells God that he is defeated. He questions if he will ever be able to escape. After this, Douglass was given a root and told that it would protect him. So, he seized the opportunity and fought back against Mr. Covey when he was to be whipped.

A new nation was born, filled with aspirations and dreams to become a force of liberty in the world, as she knew she was destined to be; yet, she had a major blight within her conscience and the very fabric of her society. This nation was the United States of America—a nation founded upon the inhumane act of slavery. However, there was a man, a great man who rose above every obstacle and became the voice of freedom, liberty and emancipation. This man was Frederick Douglass. And as Gabriel Burns Stepto states, “Frederick Douglass was very likely the greatest African American intellectual leader of the nineteenth century and is one of the pivotal personalities of American history” (Slepto 149).

Staying positive, looking to God and having his own work greatly helped Douglass persevere through his life and stay optimistic despite his rough

He began his early stages of life living with his maternal grandmother, Betty Bailey, but a relatively young age, he was forced to live on a plantation with plantation owners, one of which was thought to be his father. Even though there was an very strict ban on the teaching of slaves to read and write , Fredericks slave owner’s wife Sophia, taught him the entire

Douglass managed to overcome the maltreatment of his wretched slave owners through the eventual attainment of freedom. The injustice imposed upon the African-American slaves by their owners was the crux of Douglass’s motivation to escape this inhumane life. Adolescents in today’s society could use Frederick’s determination as an example of moving forward to better oneself or one’s situation regardless of

In the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, Douglass's battle with his master Covey is a turning point in his career as a slave in that he resolves to no longer be docile and subservient as a slave. In fighting back against Covey, Douglass frees his mind from the psychological effects of slavery. Douglass's battle with Covey marks the end of Douglass being obedient and not questioning the word of authority like he was brought up to do. Douglass vows that "the white man who expected to succeed in whipping, must also succeed in killing me." (Douglass, 83) By refusing the role of an obedient slave, Douglass also refuses the slave mindset and liberates himself.

At last, Douglass brings the point of freedom and justice the one person has every right to him than any other, and no man has the authority to rule over

The life of Fredrick Douglass would be one many dread, his life consisting of mass oppression, brutal beatings, as well as discrimination; as a true representation of the evils within slavery, Douglass´s narrative causes people to reflect and pursue reform for slaves. Douglass´s first experience of evil within his forced labor began when his slave owner, who always treated him well, sold his labor to another plantation for one year owned by Mr.Covey. His first six months included worse conditions on a mass scale in comparison to his original home as a slave. The ideology Covey pursed of work till exhaustion pushed Douglass to such a negitive state of health which led to him collapsing. When Covery was informed of this matter, he preceeded

Douglass and Covey fought, then continued until Covey had given up. Douglass wrote, “Covey at length let me go huffing and puffing and blowing at a great rate saying that if I had not resisted, he would not have whipped me half as much. The truth was that he had not whipped me at

After working very hard at this plantation, Douglass lost all hope of becoming free; he was just focused on resting his body for the next days’ work. (Douglass, 75) Before long, a fight broke out between Douglass and Covey. The fight was brutal and no one would step in. The fight lasted for two hours and Douglass gained a victory. Covey would not touch Douglass after that.