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Birth
Frederick Douglas was born on a plantation in Maryland as a slave. -
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Mother's Death
When his mother dies, he is not allowed to go to his mother's funeral. -
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Moved
When Douglass is 7, he is moved to Baltimore to work for a new master (Mr. Auld) -
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Education
Mrs. Auld begins to teach Douglass to read but soon stops because her husband makes her. -
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Sent Back
His old master, Colonel Lloyd, dies so he is sent back and slave families are split up among different plantations. In this process, his grandmother loses all of her children and is sent to the woods to die. -
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Master Thomas
Frederick is sent to Maser Thomas who barely feeds his slaves and is very cruel. -
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Arguement
Frederick argues with Master Thomas which leads to him being sent to a farmer name Covey for a year. Covey is a "slave breaker" which makes Frederick lose his optimistic hopes. -
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Epiphany
Frederick gives a speech about freedom and realizes he has nothing to lose. -
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Whip
Frederick fights against Covey when he tries to whip him and stands up to him. Covey backs down and never whips Frederick again. -
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Mr. Freeland
After one year, Frederick leaves Covey and goes to work for Mr. Freeland who is much nicer than his previous masters. -
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Teaching
While working on Mr. Freeland's plantation, Frederick teaches other slaves to read which soon ends after a group of masters break it up. -
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Planning
Frederick decides he wants to be free and plans to escape within a group of slaves. One slave tells the master and they all get caught. -
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Mr. Auld
Frederick is blamed for the escape planning and is sent back to Mr. Auld. -
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Baltimore
Douglass is rented to a ship builder and sent to Baltimore where he learns trade. -
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Freedom
Frederick escapes from slavery and heads to New York where he gets married. Once married, they move to New Bedford, Massachusetts to start a new life.
