Frederick Douglass
Marco Flores
English 1301 T, Th 12:15
First Essay Assignment
Summary and Response
Final Draft Frederick Douglass, born into slavery on the eastern shoe of Maryland, in February of 1818. He was raised by his grandmother and an aunt Douglass never didn’t see his mother al that much only about seven or eight times before her death when he was 7. He was assigned to watch over the child of the plantation. Knowing almost nothing about his father, just the slight thought of him maybe being white.
Douglass learned how to read when he was transferred to the Hew Hold plantation.
At 15 he moved across the Chesapeake Bay to work on a shipyard. Where he saved enough to purchase his first book “The Columbian Orchard”. Douglass escaped from slavery in September 3, 1838 to New York City. Later he settled in New Bedford Massachusetts where he married and became Frederick Douglass. Afraid of slave hunters searching for him to catch and return him back to slavery on a plantation.
He left to Germany for two years, and when his friends gathered enough money they bought his freedom and he returned to the U.S. The importance of literacy thrown at you on a daily basis examples; to eat (read a menu), follow directions, driving, addresses. It can be a deciding factor on job opportunities and promotions.
Although Douglass was born into slavery he wanted to be a free man and never stopped trying to pursue the goal of being free. Teaching himself how to read but with a little help from his mistress to start with and doing the homework of the plantation kids he taught himself the basics of reading. Working on boat dock he gathered enough earnings to purchase his first book, “The Columbian Orchard”. He later started a plot to escape but as his plan was discovered he was transferred to work on a My experience with learning how to read and write was not similar at all to Frederick Douglass. I went to public schools and learned more and more as the school years progressed. While Douglass
English 1301 T, Th 12:15
First Essay Assignment
Summary and Response
Final Draft Frederick Douglass, born into slavery on the eastern shoe of Maryland, in February of 1818. He was raised by his grandmother and an aunt Douglass never didn’t see his mother al that much only about seven or eight times before her death when he was 7. He was assigned to watch over the child of the plantation. Knowing almost nothing about his father, just the slight thought of him maybe being white.
Douglass learned how to read when he was transferred to the Hew Hold plantation.
At 15 he moved across the Chesapeake Bay to work on a shipyard. Where he saved enough to purchase his first book “The Columbian Orchard”. Douglass escaped from slavery in September 3, 1838 to New York City. Later he settled in New Bedford Massachusetts where he married and became Frederick Douglass. Afraid of slave hunters searching for him to catch and return him back to slavery on a plantation.
He left to Germany for two years, and when his friends gathered enough money they bought his freedom and he returned to the U.S. The importance of literacy thrown at you on a daily basis examples; to eat (read a menu), follow directions, driving, addresses. It can be a deciding factor on job opportunities and promotions.
Although Douglass was born into slavery he wanted to be a free man and never stopped trying to pursue the goal of being free. Teaching himself how to read but with a little help from his mistress to start with and doing the homework of the plantation kids he taught himself the basics of reading. Working on boat dock he gathered enough earnings to purchase his first book, “The Columbian Orchard”. He later started a plot to escape but as his plan was discovered he was transferred to work on a My experience with learning how to read and write was not similar at all to Frederick Douglass. I went to public schools and learned more and more as the school years progressed. While Douglass