Summary of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave.
...er Master Hugh told her not to teach him anymore because an educated slave is a dangerous slave. Douglass didn't give up learning to read and write. He began to ask the white boys in his neighborhood for help. When he succeeded at reading, he would grab anything that had print on it to learn about everything that there was. One day he came across The Columbian Orator, a book about ideas such as liberty, justice, and truth. In reading the book, Douglass realized that knowledge brings forth both enlightenment and misery. After reading this book, Douglass decided that someday he will attempt to escape to his freedom. Thinking that he might have to write his own pass one day, he taught himself how to write. When Captain Anthony died, Douglass had to return to Talbot County to be evaluated for the division of property along with the livestock. Fortunately for Douglass, he was sent back to Baltimore until he was recalled to live with Captain Thomas Auld. Having lived in the city for quite some time, Captain Auld believed that it spoiled Douglass and made him unfit to be a slave. To have him broken, Captain Auld sent Douglass to work for Mr. Covey. The first six months working for Mr. Covey was the darkest time of Douglass's life. He was overworked and constantly beaten. One day, after getting beaten badly by Mr. Covey for collapsing from the heat, Douglass tried to get help from Master Thomas. When that failed, he decided to fight back or die trying. After a two-hour duel with Mr. Covey, Douglass came out with the conviction that anyone who attempted to beat him again will face retaliation. After the fight, Mr. Covey did not touch him again. After working for Mr. Covey, Douglass was sent to work for Mr. Freeland. Douglass found him to be a fair and respectable master. After a year, Douglass rounded up a group of slaves who were willing to escape with him. But on the day of t...