... whites can do, but they would need to get that chance and show what they are made of. Well Douglass doesn't wait for that chance to find him, so he goes out and tries to achieve a chance. When Mrs. Auld was teaching him how to read and write that sparked something inside of Douglass. This made him want to learn more ... some work. As Douglass is doing this work he turns, "Mr. Covey entered with a long rope; and just as I was half out of the loft, he caught hold of my legs, and was about tying me Covey thought he had me from whence came the spirit I don't know-I resolved to fight, and, s...

• Word Count: 1998
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School