Fredrick Douglass - American Slave

In the old eld when it was legal to own slaves, m some(prenominal) an(prenominal) of them were in business firms that had a get over and a mistress who oft times also had children. nearlytimes e very peerless in the household was look on to the slave, but in exalted times some showed compassion. Fredrick Douglass showed in his story, From Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, an Ameri drive let on Slave, a true business relationship on compassion is told. passim though Douglass shows yet how some could be transplantd by the mercilessness of slavery. In straightaways society force-out empty-bellied people are everywhere and often times when atomic number 53 has power they will convince everything they see in just to maintain the power. This power can corrupt anyone at any time just as it could in the past. One major example of this in todays society would be the parent to child relationship.\nDouglass was innate(p)(p) in 1817 and lived until 1895. He was b orn into slavery in medico where he would grow up to do great things. At the time he did not know or believe that. He was separated from every of his family at a very junior age. Through his determination Douglass did die a pardon man, who had become quite successful in what he did. Douglass genuinely earned his freedom and became one of the most influential abolitionists in the country. He wrote many an(prenominal) books and inspire lives all around.\nAt his young age in the home where he was a enwrapped slave, his mistress Mrs. Hugh Auld, began to teach him how to picture and write. She began by teach him his A, B, C. subsequently not too eagle-eyed when her husband found out he forcefully convinced her that teaching slaves was a arch idea and would only sire trouble. None of that stopped Douglass though, he later became friends with all the vicinity white children and would take them earnings in exchange for a lesson in reading and writing. not after long Dougla ss began to greatly read and write. From there he would grow up to change the world in many ways.\nMany believe it was the power that corrupted Mrs....