Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in the United States. He was not given a last name by his mother, as was common practice among slaves at the time. As he grew older, Douglass became increasingly aware of the injustice of slavery and the brutal conditions that slaves were forced to endure. He began to … Read more
The American Civil War was fought from 1861 to 1865, and one of the primary causes of the war was slavery. Slavery had been a contentious issue in the United States since its founding, and by the 1860s, tensions were boiling over. The election of Abraham Lincoln in 1860 was a tipping point for those … Read more
Slavery and freedom have always been intertwined in American history. Some of the first settlers in the New World were indentured servants, who agreed to work for a set period of time in exchange for their passage to America. While indentured servitude was not Slavery in the strictest sense of the word, it was a … Read more
Frederick Douglass’s “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave” is a powerful first-hand account of the horrors of slavery. In his narrative, Douglass details his life as a slave in Maryland, from his childhood through his escape to freedom. The work is significant not only for its graphic portrayal of the brutalities … Read more
