... through every slaves mind and the simple fact was slaveholders lost thousands of dollars and workers when a slave's escape was successful. In the case of Frederick Douglass, he was a slave who defied the odds and educated himself with the help of northern white people of all ages. According to his narrative, at the young age of seven, Douglass (or Bailey as he was known) was taken to Baltimore to ... in his newly formed family and the letter states, "He is an American, who leaving behind him all his ancient prejudices and manners, receives new ones from the new mode of life he has embra...

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