... had a reputation for being a "slave breaker." Douglass considers the first six months working for Mr. Covey the darkest time of his life, "During the first six months, of that year, scarce a week passed without his whipping me" (36). The remaining six however, proved to be less intense. Douglass received a severe beating from Covey one day, and while in despair turned to ... ...

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... Thurber and Douglass. For Douglass, being a black male born in the United States in the nineteenth century, puts him in a position of subordination. Opportunity for him is something that is scarce. The road to opportunity and freedom lay full of danger and possible death. Douglass even has the intelligence to foresee the need of education if he is ever to make ... ...

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