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Why do you think Fredrick Douglass keeps reading despite the dangers?
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How did Fredrick Douglass teach himself how to read and write?
Fredrick learned to read from a women named Sophia.Additional Info: Fredrick was living at a plantation in Maryland with the owner named Hugh Auld. Sophia Auld treated Fredrick as one of her own children so she began teaching him the alphabet and three to four letter words. Sophia was so proud of Fredrick that she went to her husband, Hugh, and expressed her excitement Hugh immediately scolded Sophia say that once a black man learned to read the bible, "It would forever make him unfit for the duties of a slave". Sophia stopped teaching Fredrick and became mean and short tempered with him, snatching books when Fredrick was caught reading. Fredrick didn't give up so he befriended Sophia's sons, bargaining that if he gave them food they would teach him to read. This plan was successful so later Fredrick worked on the streets for money and when he had enough he would buy books to learn from.
Frederick Douglass says that his pathway to freedom was?
Reading.
What accounts for Frederick Douglass's more cheery tone at the end of the reading?
he moved to baltimore
What does Douglass have to do with lady of the lake?
When he moved to New Bedford as a freeman he change his name from Frederick Johnson to Frederick Douglass. His friend Mr. Johnson sugested this name because he had been recently reading Lady of the Lake.
What was Frederick Douglass' education?
When Frederick Douglas was a child in Maryland, state law prohibited teaching a slave to read or write. The wife of his master secretly taught him the alphabet, and he taught himself to read.At a time when slaves were not allowed to learn how to read and write, Frederick Douglass had some very good people in his life. They ignored the law and helped him in his quest for knowledge. Initially, his masterâ??s wife, taught him to read, but after admonishments from her husband this ended. However, white boys young Frederick could play with when his chores were done, were willing to give him â??Lessonsâ?? sometimes in exchange for a biscuit he had pilfered from the kitchen. Based on these early influences and his own thirst for knowledge, Frederick became an acclaimed writer and journalist.
Point of view of the story of your bondage and your freedom by Frederick Douglass?
It is from the point of view of.... FREDRICK DOUGLASS. And I think you mean MY Bondage and MY Freedom.You can read the book online for free if you are interested in reading it. Just google it.
How did Fredrick Douglass teach himself how to read and write?
Fredrick learned to read from a women named Sophia.Additional Info: Fredrick was living at a plantation in Maryland with the owner named Hugh Auld. Sophia Auld treated Fredrick as one of her own children so she began teaching him the alphabet and three to four letter words. Sophia was so proud of Fredrick that she went to her husband, Hugh, and expressed her excitement Hugh immediately scolded Sophia say that once a black man learned to read the bible, "It would forever make him unfit for the duties of a slave". Sophia stopped teaching Fredrick and became mean and short tempered with him, snatching books when Fredrick was caught reading. Fredrick didn't give up so he befriended Sophia's sons, bargaining that if he gave them food they would teach him to read. This plan was successful so later Fredrick worked on the streets for money and when he had enough he would buy books to learn from.
Frederick Douglass says that his pathway to freedom was?
Reading.
How did reading about liberty make Douglass feel.?
hopeful
What were Frederick Douglass's hobbies?
he injoyed writing and reading also trying to stop slavery.
What accounts for Frederick Douglass's more cheery tone at the end of the reading?
he moved to baltimore
What does Douglass have to do with lady of the lake?
When he moved to New Bedford as a freeman he change his name from Frederick Johnson to Frederick Douglass. His friend Mr. Johnson sugested this name because he had been recently reading Lady of the Lake.
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