slavery throughout the first twenty years of his life, Douglass continued to become a prominent American abolitionist and author. Apart from the physical abuse, slaves, including Douglass, experienced vicious acts committed by both non-slave owning and slave owning whites; families were torn apart, their previous culture was destroyed, and they were deprived of most rights as a human being. Many slaves’ lives were ended while under the control of their masters, yet some, like Frederick Douglass, strived…
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