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Who other than Fredrick Douglass learned how to read and write in the Fredrick Douglass learning to read and write?

Other than Frederick Douglass, many enslaved individuals sought literacy despite the prohibitions against it. For instance, individuals like Sojourner Truth and Harriet Jacobs also learned to read and write, often through clandestine means. Their pursuits of education were driven by a desire for freedom and empowerment, similar to Douglass's own journey. These individuals showcased the resilience and determination of enslaved people in their quest for knowledge and liberation.


Who started a newspaper called Northstar?

Fredrick DouglasFrederick Douglas did, after many years of being a slave he was taught to read by his owners wife. Thus launcing his writing career. He launched the ideal of the North Star in 1838.Frederick Douglas


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.


What experiences did Fredrick Douglass have that made people respect him?

he was a former slave who was known to be a very good public speaker...so well in fact that people didnt believe he was a slave he taught himself how to read and write


What percentage of the population can read and write in china?

what is the percentage of people that read and write in china

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Who taught Frederick that slaves weren't supposed to learn how to read?

Mr. Auld taught Fredrick Douglas that slaves weren't suppose to learn how to read. In Mr.Auld's view if a slave learned to read and write they would not be fit to be a slave.


What was Frederick Douglas known for?

Frederick Douglas was an escaped slave who spoke against slavery. He also wrote an autobiography that is widely renowned and taught himself to read and write.


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Who started a newspaper called Northstar?

Fredrick DouglasFrederick Douglas did, after many years of being a slave he was taught to read by his owners wife. Thus launcing his writing career. He launched the ideal of the North Star in 1838.Frederick Douglas


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.


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What experiences did Fredrick Douglass have that made people respect him?

he was a former slave who was known to be a very good public speaker...so well in fact that people didnt believe he was a slave he taught himself how to read and write


What was Fredrick Douglass's education?

The Education of Fredrick Douglass is the title of a booklet published by Penguin in 1982. Fredrick Douglass was an escaped American slave who became active in the abolishionist movement. The booklet is an extract from his autobiography, from birth up to the time he learned to read.


Why did Fredrick Douglass thin the slaves need to learn how to read?

they need to quit and go do themselves


Where to read The Monster of Florence by Douglas Preston online?

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What mammals are specis?

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Which type of memory is read and write?

Read/write memory is memory that can be read and can be changed.