Frederick Douglass
You're Dead to Me
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Is Frederick Douglas a Romantic Guy?
In 1826, age only six, Frederick was sent to Baltimore to serve as an enslaved playmate for Sophia and Hugh Auld's toddler. This became a formative time because Sophia all taught Frederick to read. Douglas never misses a chance in his writing to point out how absolute power corrupts absolutely. How the institution of slavery degrades white people, as well as black people.
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