... through slavery for most of his youth, but later developed into a prestigious self-made man and scholar. We must ask ourselves, what is a self-made man. According to the American Heritage dictionary, a self-made made is one who has achieved success or recognition by one's own efforts (bartleby.com/61/). This being true, every man holds different beliefs that allow him to ... ...

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