How Did Frederick Douglass Condemn

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Frederick Douglass, an African-American abolitionist, was enslaved for twenty years before he escaped from his master in Baltimore, Maryland. Douglass was taught to read and write by Mrs. Auld, who was his master’s wife. Unfortunately, Mrs. Auld was scolded by her husband and was told that it was forbidden to continue teaching him. This however did not discourage or stop Frederick from learning. As Douglass got older he saw how other slaves were treated by their owners and compared it to slaves in big cities and even his own experiences. Douglass’ feelings toward white slave owners during is own enslavement is also reflected in his condemnation of the society which supported it. Douglass’s attitude toward white people was that he did not …show more content…
Douglass, however, was treated much better than most of the slaves that he had seen. As previously talked about, Henrietta and Mary were just two slaves out of the millions that had it much worse than Douglass himself. After his master and mistress died he was put up for auction. The fate of Douglass was to be decided. He was either going to be sent to a master that would beat him or to someone who believed in less inhumane actions. He could have been sent to Mr. Andrews, a slave owner with bad intentions. Douglass explains that Mr. Andrews, “took my little brother by the throat, threw him on the ground, and with the heel of his boot stamped upon his head till the blood gushed from his nose and ears…” (752). The master had done this to intimidate Douglass and show that he could be treated worse than he already was. While at the auction, Douglass suffered from extreme anxiety from the thought that he could be sent to someone like Master Andrews. However, that did not happen, he was sent back to Baltimore to live with Master Hugh. Master Hugh was excited to have Douglass back because they knew he was a good worker and that he was more educated than most slaves. Douglass did not condemn slavery because he did have a better experience than most and he did get an education, however, that does not mean that he supported slavery. He did see how his brother, Mary, Henrietta, and the other slaves at the auction were treated and it made him glad that he did not have to experience what they went
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