PEOPLE AND PLACES
This Maryland county was where Frederick Douglass was raised.
What is Talbot county?
Douglass was denied knowledge of this basic personal information, as were most slaves.
What is his age/birthday?
Mrs.Auld began teaching Douglass these specific things before being stopped by her husband.
The ABCs/Alphabet/3-4 letter words
Douglass describes these as being better for those enslaved in cities compared to those enslaved on plantations.
What are food/clothing/living conditions?
As a child on the plantation, Douglass's main job was to do this.
What is driving up cows/keeping fowls out of garden/running errands?
This place, Colonel Lloyd's central property, was considered a place of privilege for slaves to visit.
What is the Great House Farm
This relative of Douglass was brutally whipped for meeting with "Lloyd's Ned" against her master's orders.
Who is Aunt Hester?
Douglass made friends with these people to help him continue learning to read.
Who are little white boys/children on the street?
According to Douglass, this happened to Mrs. Auld after she became a slaveholder.
What is becoming cruel?
This was used to punish/catch slaves who tried to steal fruit from Colonel Lloyd's garden.
What is tar?
This cruel overseer said it was "better that a dozen slaves suffer under the lash" than he be proven wrong.
Who is Mr. Gore?
This man was shot and killed by Mr. Gore for refusing to come out of a creek during a whipping.
Who is Demby?
Mr. Auld said this would happen if Douglass learned to read, which motivated Douglass even more.
What is 'becoming unmanageable'/'desiring freedom'/ being a 'bad slave'?
Douglass felt this/these emotions when learning he would be sent to Baltimore.
What is joy/happiness/hope?
Before he could go to Baltimore, Douglass was instructed that he must do this
What is clean himself?
Douglass was sent to live with this man and his wife in Baltimore, changing (for a time at least) his life for the better.
Who is Mr. Hugh Auld?
Colonel Lloyd's slaves created these to express their feelings, which Douglass said revealed "the soul-killing effects of slavery."
What are songs?
This book containing speeches and dialogues greatly influenced Douglass's thoughts on freedom.
What is The Columbian Orator?
When enslaved people said positive things about their masters to strangers, Douglass said they were motivated by this.
What is fear/self-preservation?
Douglass helped these two workers unload stone, and they advised him to escape to the North.
Who are the Irishmen?
This woman was Douglass's mother, whom he only saw 4-5 times in his life.
Who is Harriet Bailey?
This cruel overseer would whip women causing "the blood to run half an hour at the time" even while their children pleaded for mercy.
Who is Mr. Severe.
These specific ship-yard markings helped Douglass learn to write.
What are the letters L, S, F, A (for different parts of ships)?
Douglass observed that masters deliberately separated mothers and children for this calculated reason
What is to destroy natural affection/prevent bonds from forming?
Douglass said if enslaved people couldn't hear this morning signal, they would be awakened by whipping.
What is the driver's horn?