FD Study Guide
why does Frederick decide to include the slaves in his Sabbath school and has plans to obtain his freedom
so he can teach them how to read and write so they can learn to reach their freedom. He starts to care for the other slaves
"The dealer gives his blood-stained gold to support the pulpit, and the pulpit, in return, covers his infernal business with the garb of Christianity"
slaveowners go to church, pretend to be religious and even give some of their slave money to the church. But at the same time, they are going against the true religious views. They are hypocritical slave owners, but they give money and it makes them feel better about themselves as individuals
"I have observed this in my experience of slavery, that whenever my condition was improve, instead of it increasing my contentment, it only increased my desire to be free, and sent me to thinking of plans to gain my freedom. I have found that, to make a contented slave, it is necessary to make it a thoughtless one
(education) even though FD's condition improved, he only thought about freedom more, and it gave him more encouragement to try to escape. he figured out that a slave that thinks and knows more, he will have my reasoning to want to escape, because they will realize that they are being treated poorly and there are better conditions out there
"those beautiful sailing vessels, robed in purest white, so delightful to the eye of Freeman, word to me so many shrouded ghosts, to terrify and torment me with that of my wretched condition"
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what arrangement just Frederick eventually make with Mr. Hugh? Why is this arrangement at master use advantage? Why does Frederick agree to it?
Frederick allowed to hire himself out, but he has to pay hugh auld for room, clothing, and all his tools, and Hugh thinks that he won't make enough money to be successful
"he received all the benefits of slaveholding without his evils; while I enjoyed all the evils of a slave, and suffered all the care and anxiety of a freeman. I found it a hard bargain"
Master Hugh didn't have to lift a finger as a slave owner. FD did the work, put out the effort, got the money and then had to turn it over to Mr. Hugh
Who helps Frederick in New York? How?
Mr. Ruggles first helped him by bringing him into his house and gave him a new last name
why is fredrick's battle with mr. covey "the turning point in my carrer as a slave"?
bc the slave breaker couldnt break his spirit
"i found many ['colored people'], who had not been seven years out of their chains, living in finer houses, and evidentially enjoying more of the comforts of life, then the average of slaveholders in Maryland"
former slaves were able to make a life for themselves after they escaped north that was even better than a life of their former masters
what does master hugh do to attempt to encourage Frederick to continue to earn money
gives him a small portion of the money
how does Douglass become known to the "anti-slavery world"
he was given a copy of the liberator magazine indicating all of the abolishment going on in the town and how there are meetings. He went to an evolution convention and spoke about being a slave. He then proceeded to go to other conventions to do the same
why does he feel so lonely
he's afraid to talk to anyone because he doesn't trust anyone
how are the holidays used to "disgust the slaves with freedom"?
the slave owners gave the slaves alcohol and molasses in large quantities and if they slaves didn't eat it, they got whipped
