... . He also barely knew his own family. He had only seen his mother maybe four or five times in his life, and every time that he had was only for a short period of time. He didn't even know who his father was. The most he ever knew about his dad was that he was a white man. He had no idea, though ... revolt. Slaveholders felt that the less their property knew, the less trouble. It's bad enough to have certain personal privileges taken away, but to also treat a human being like an animal is barbaric. Douglass wrote of certain details about this. First of all, most of the time he was hungry....

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... . He also barely knew his own family. He had only seen his mother maybe four or five times in his life, and every time that he had was only for a short period of time. He didn't even know who his father was. The most he ever knew about his dad was that he was a white man. Who was this man? He ... . Slave holders felt that the less their property knew, the less trouble. It's bad enough to have certain personal privileges taken away, but to also treat a human being like an animal is barbaric. Douglass wrote of certain details about this. First of all, most of the time he was hungry. The sla...

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• Grade Level: High School