Frederick Douglass Response

I was so shocked by this piece of writing; it was a totally different experience to read about the lives of slaves from the perspective of a former slave. The way they were forced to live is truly astonishing. I always knew that they had long work hours and uncomfortable living space. But I always figured they consistently had decent amounts of clothing and food to keep them going. It’s horrible that the slaves were intentionally sleep-deprived and famished to keep them too weak to try to escape. It’s like the slave owners had an evil plan put into place to keep the slaves subdued and obedient. It’s frightening that people are capable of that.

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One Response to “Frederick Douglass Response”

  1.   Megan Says:
    December 5th, 2006 at 5:47 pm

    I agree with Chrissy, i think that the sleep, food and clothing deprevation was all a awful plan thought out by the slave holders. This way their slaves would be obedient and subdued. If the slaves didnt have enough energy to think srtaight then there would be no way they would be capable of plotting to escape. I was totally disgusted when i read this, just like Chrissy was.