Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass an American Slave
No matter when you read this book your eyes will be opened.
We all know the Fredrick Douglass that is celebrated in February. But what he went through from birth through about age 20 is incredible. Slavery of course is an evil condition to be in. But Douglass was tormented by his masters. Tormented -- all slaves were tormented. His masters tried to break him and then he was sent to a slave breaker. He survived it all.
There is a heart wrenching story where he is worked to exhaustion by his slave breaker master Covey to the where he collapses in the fields. Covey beats him and Douglass runs away to his former masters the Aulds. They convince him to go back because there is no choice. He hides all day on Sunday and on Monday Covey tries to tie him up and kill him. In a two hour fight Douglass finally bests Covey and is never touched by him again.
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