Washington yearn for a liberated and equal life. In Frederick Douglass’ autobiography he powerfully describes his feelings about slavery. He states, “ The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers. I could regard them in no other light than a band of successful robbers, who had left their homes, and gone to Africa, and stolen us from our homes, and into a strange land reduced us to slavery. I loathed them as being the meanest as well as the most wicked of men.” ( Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass pg. 35) Not only does this profound statement testify to his hatred towards slavery, but Frederick’s actions prove this also. He becomes a revolutionary abolitionist by attempting escape the tumultuous grip of slavery. He is determined to become a free man that is literate and intelligent. Frederick desires freedom, not only for his sake but for the entirety of the African American
Washington yearn for a liberated and equal life. In Frederick Douglass’ autobiography he powerfully describes his feelings about slavery. He states, “ The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers. I could regard them in no other light than a band of successful robbers, who had left their homes, and gone to Africa, and stolen us from our homes, and into a strange land reduced us to slavery. I loathed them as being the meanest as well as the most wicked of men.” ( Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass pg. 35) Not only does this profound statement testify to his hatred towards slavery, but Frederick’s actions prove this also. He becomes a revolutionary abolitionist by attempting escape the tumultuous grip of slavery. He is determined to become a free man that is literate and intelligent. Frederick desires freedom, not only for his sake but for the entirety of the African American