early life 👶
Douglass was born into slavery in this U.S. state.
What is Maryland?
This woman first taught Douglass the alphabet before slavery changed her heart.
sophia auld
This man was the harsh “slave-breaker” who tried to crush Douglass’s spirit.
Who is Edward Covey?
Douglass’s refusal to be whipped led to a physical fight with this man.
Who is Edward Covey?
Douglass escaped in 1838 and settled first in this northern city.
NYC
Douglass rarely saw this parent, because she lived and worked on a different plantation.
Who is his mother, Harriet Bailey?
Hugh Auld told his wife reading would make Douglass this something that motivated him to learn secretly.
What is “unfit to be a slave”?
Mr. Covey was known for surprising slaves with these, earning him the nickname “The Snake.”
What are sneak attacks?
Douglass calls this fight the moment he “recovered his manhood.”
What is the battle with Covey?
To protect those who helped him, Douglass never reveals the exact details of this part of his escape.
What is the method/route he used?
Douglass believed this wealthy planter was likely his father.
Who is his white master (suspected Captain Anthony)?
Douglass tricked white street boys into helping him learn by using this clever strategy.
What is challenging them to write better than he could?
Douglass lived on this plantation when he was worked nearly to death by Covey.
What is Thomas Auld’s farm?
For a time, Douglass carried this root that Sandy Jenkins said would protect him from whippings.
What is a magical root?
Douglass used these documents to travel as if he were a free sailor.
What are borrowed or forged “sailor’s papers”?
As a child, Douglass suffered emotionally when this happened to his beloved Aunt Hester.
What is she was brutally whipped?
Douglass bought this book, which helped shape his views on human rights and slavery.
What is “The Columbian Orator”?
Douglass describes this activity done from sunrise to sunset as some of the most exhausting work under Covey.
What is field labor / wheat threshing?
Douglass tried to escape with fellow slaves by planning to flee in this direction.
What is up the Chesapeake Bay / north?
After reaching freedom, Douglass soon married this woman who helped him settle in the North.
Who is Anna Murray?
Douglass was sent here as a young boy, beginning a new chapter of his life with the Auld family.
What is Baltimore?
Douglass practiced writing by copying letters he found here.
What is at the shipyard on timber pieces?
Covey borrowed slaves from other farms to have them do this task, which reminded Douglass of forced breeding.
What is “breeding” slaves for more laborers?
Douglass was returned to this city after the failed escape attempt, eventually leading him closer to freedom.
What is Baltimore?
Douglass later became famous by giving these public speeches condemning slavery.
What are abolitionist lectures?