Important People
Who taught Douglass how to read?
Sophie Auld, Hugh Aulds wife
What event made Douglass “resolve to run away”?
His fight with Covey
Why were slaves kept ignorant?
Knowledge makes slaves unfit to be slaves
Finish the quote: “Knowledge makes a man…”
“…unfit to be a slave.”
Where was Douglass born?
Tuckahoe, Maryland
Who stopped teaching Douglass because her husband told her to?
ophia Auld
Why did Douglass live in Baltimore for a period?
Sent to live with the Aulds
What did overseers use to control slaves?
Fear, violence, and punishment
Who said teaching Douglass to read would “spoil” him?
Hugh Auld
Where did Douglass first learn to read?
Baltimore
Who was Douglass’s cruel overseer at the plantation?
Mr. Severe
What event does Douglass describe as the turning point of his life?
Standing up to Mr. Covey
Why were songs important for enslaved people?
They expressed sorrow and hope
What did Douglass call the city where conditions were “better”?
Baltimore
Where did Coveys farm operate?
On the eastern shore of Maryland
Who was the “slave-breaker” Douglass fought?
Mr. Covey
What did Douglass do every time he was sent on errands as a child?
He practiced reading
What yearly holiday allowed enslaved people temporary rest?
Christmas time holidays
What quote shows Douglass’s determination after fighting Covey?
“I was nothing before; I was a man now.”
Where did Douglass secretly teach others to read?
The Sabbath School
Who helped Douglass learn to write by challenging him to copying letters?
The white boys in Baltimore
What event caused Douglass to return to the Auld family from the plantation?
Captain Auld took him back
How did slavery corrupt even “kind” people?
It turned them cruel, as seen with Mrs. Auld
How does Douglass describe the power of literacy?
As a "Pathway from slavery to freedom."
Where did Douglass escape too?
New York