Slavery was a common feature of southern culture, not just an isolated institution, in southern life. Frederick Douglass, an African American, was born into slavery in the state of Maryland in the early 1800’s. Enduring the hardships of slavery throughout the first twenty years of his life, Douglass continued to become a prominent American abolitionist and author. Apart from the physical abuse, slaves, including Douglass, experienced vicious acts committed by both non-slave owning and slave owning…
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