Frederick Douglass Reflection

A common trend that I notice in this class when it comes to the readings, is that those readings show a great depth into what was only mentioned in passing during high school history class. In Frederick Douglass’s book, he gives a first-hand account of being a slave, and the many traumatic experiences that occur not only to him but to many others in his place in society. Douglass’s telling of his experience as a slave presents a view of the slave state of mind as well as the slaver’s justification for their actions. As seen throughout history, those in power often leaned on religion to justify their horrid actions. An example of this is seen back in the times of Columbus, when he believed that the success of his country’s conquests in the