Douglass Flashcards
Where was douglass born
maryland
who were his parents
harriet bailey
Captain Anthony - presumed
about his birth
unknown
1824
Harriet Bailey dies
what did his mother do
walk 12 miles to see him
how many times had he seen his mother
4 or 5
first master
captain anthony
when with captain anthony
1817 to 1825
what was cap anthony’s plantation called
great house farm
where does he go in 1825
hugh auld in baltimore
what happens at first in baltimore
wife sophia tries to teach him to read but hugh stops it
1828
assessed as property at Captain Anthony’s death
fell to Mrs. Lucretia
sent back to Baltimore
how did he feel about going back to baltimore
blessed by God
1829
reads The Columbian Orator which gives him arguments against slavery
told to run away
begins to plan
1832
Lucretia dies
Thomas Auld remarries
has words with Hugh
takes Douglass to his house in St. Michaels
about thomas auld
bad master
starves slaves
religious
1833
sent to Edward Covey’s to be broken
at Covey’s
he is broken by his deviousness and cruelty
what happens at covey’s first
he collapses in the field and goes to thomas auld for help but it is denied
other event at covey’s
gets into a fight with him and wins, never to be beaten by him again
His conclusion after coveys
Resolved to be free
1834
Sent to live with William free land
Freeland
kinder master
fed him, gave him tools and time
what happened with freeland
had a sabbath reading school which got broken up by christians
1835
- Rehired by Freeland
- A plot to escape with others was discovered
- T. Auld sends him back to Baltimore to H. Auld again (reason unknown)
- Learns to calk and pays Auld much weekly; this unfairness galls him
1838
- On 9-3 he escapes to New York and is helped David Riggles
- Wed 15: Anna Murray
- Johnson in New Bedford changes name
1839
reads liberator
about liberator
- Its exposure of slavery’s evils thrilled him
* “My soul was set all on fire.”
1841
Becomes more public
•He attends an anti-slavery convention in Nantucket
•He is urged by William Coffin to speak up, and he does so
1845
- States he is not against Christianity per se
* This book is published during this year
other publications
- 1847: Works with “North Star”, newspaper against slavery
- 1855: My Bondage and My Freedom
- 1881: The Life and Times of F. D.
- 1894: Speech at The World’s Fair
1895
Death
•Attends a women’s rights meeting on 2-20
•Dies after a stroke or heart attack that evening
themes
The evils of slavery The power of education The techniques of supremacy The power of determination The blessings of freedom The hypocrisy of some Christians The blessing of true Christianity The providence of God
rhetorical devices
ethos pathos logos irony sarcasm contrast Comparison word plays
ethos
Ethos (credibility): a slave’s voice, doesn’t know facts, accuracy, escape
pathos
Pathos (emotions): aunt’s whipping, provisions, cold, “Trust no man!”
logos
Logos (logic): God give justice, no trials, paying master, life better
irony
Irony (expectation/reality): horses/people, ships/men, drunk/thinking
sarcasm
Sarcasm (mocking): reputation, Christians break up school, parody
contrast
Contrast: slaves’ songs/answers, grandmother, broken-pumped, work
comparison
Comparison: slaves like politicians, bread of knowledge, P. Henry
word plays
Word plays: slave-man, slave in form but not fact, free land & Freeland
1818
douglass born
separated from mother almost immediately
