Dates
What year did Douglass escape slavery?
1838
Where was Douglass born?
Maryland
“I never in my life gave a slave a blow that I did not mean for him to receive”
Mr. Gore
Who was Douglass loaned to in Baltimore?
Hugh Auld
What does the root that Sandy Jenkins gives Douglass symbolize?
False hope, Self-reliance
What year did Douglass move to Baltimore?
1826
Where did Douglass die?
Washington, D.C.
"I'll learn you how to disobey my orders!"
Mr. Severe
Which master's wife taught Douglass how to read and write?
Thomas Auld (Sophia Auld was the wife)
What does the sand, where Douglass would practice writing his letters, symbolize?
Self-education, Perseverance
1834
Maryland and Baltimore
"They never knew when they were safe from punishment"
Frederick Douglass
Which master did Douglass get into a fight with?
Mr. Covey
What is being symbolized by Douglass comparing Covey to a snake?
Deception, Evil
What year did Douglass learn to read?
Around 1830
What place did Douglass say to be better? Maryland or Baltimore?
Baltimore
"Well, boy, whom do you belong to?"
Colonel Lloyd
What master is talked about the most in chapters 2 and 3?
Colonel Lloyd
What do the white-sailed ships symbolize?
Freedom, Hope, Escape
What year did Douglass die?
1895
Where did Douglass teach other slaves to read and write?
Baltimore
"It is better that a dozen slaves suffer under the lash, than that the overseer should be convicted, in the presence of the slaves, of having been at fault"
Mr. Gore
Who was Douglass's first master?
Captain Anthony
What does Douglass's fight with Covey symbolize?
Rebirth, Resistance, Claiming humanity