Frederick Douglass: What Can Someone Accomplish In 20 Years?

What can someone accomplish in 20 years? Someone could possibly research a disease and come up with a cure for it in 20 years. Someone else could possibly get an education from kindergarten to college in 20 years. Frederick Douglass spent 20 years as a slave. He spent 20 years doing work against his own will, and he had no control of his own life. After being a slave for 20 years, Douglass was able to escape and become a leader in the abolitionist movement. Frederick Douglass was able to escape slavery and become a leader in the abolitionist movement because of his inner drive. Throughout his life as a slave, Douglass always longed for more in life, became self-sufficient by working and saving money, and never gave up hope. These are the three things that helped Douglass escape the chains of slavery once and for all. First of all, Frederick Douglass was able to escape slavery because he always longed for more in life. The beginning of Douglass’s
The original source of Douglass’s hope was him learning to read and write. After getting that education, Douglass felt more powerful, and he hoped that he would be able to escape the clutches of slavery. Throughout the entirety of his slavery, except for a short time while he was emotionally broken by a slave master named Mr. Covey, Douglass never lost hope. Once Frederick Douglass stood up to the slave-breaking master, he felt powerful enough to do anything. He was filled with a new sense of confidence and hope that he would one day become a free man. Even when a plan to escape failed, it didn’t dishearten Douglass. Instead, it encouraged him to want to escape even more. Once Douglass did escape slavery and become a free man, his hope for other slaves to become free is what helped him become a big leader in the fight against slavery. Douglass’s inner hope played the biggest factor in his successful escape and career as an advocate for