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It had given me a view of my wretched condition, without the remedy. It opened my eyes to the horrible pit, but to no ladder upon which to get out. In moments of agony, I envied my fellow-slaves for their stupidity. ... He said it was a shame to hold me. They both advised me to run away to the north; that I should find...
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This paper discusses a quotation by Frederick Douglass, and its relevance for the benefits and the disadvantage that come with education. The discussion centers around the views of Douglass on the brutal experiences faced by slaves.
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www.research-assistance.com/paper/39939/a_ra_default/frederick_douglass_on_education.html
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he steals some. His master, in many cases, goes off to town, and buys a large quantity; he returns, takes his whip, and commands the slave to eat the molasses, until the poor fellow is made sick at the very mention of it. ... Then, if he complains that he cannot eat it, he is said to be satisfied neither full nor fasting,
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www.pagebypagebooks.com/Frederick_Douglass/The_Narrativ...
www.pagebypagebooks.com/Frederick_Douglass/The_Narrative_of_the_Life_of_Frederick_Douglass/Chapter_X_p6.html
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Former slave and abolitionist Frederick Douglass once said he envied his fellow, uneducated slaves who, in their mental darkness, failed to realize the chains on their minds were far worse than the ones restricting them physically.
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www.newswithviews.com/Murray/randy9.htm
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; Born a slave in Maryland, Frederick Douglas eventually escaped to freedom. ... This whole enterprise ended when her husband found out about it. Auld told his wife she had poor judgment. What he said was clearly remembered by Frederick: ... He even envied his fellow slaves for their ignorance. Another moment of enlightenment came...
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www.worldandi.com/newhome/public/2003/february/cl2pub.a...
www.worldandi.com/newhome/public/2003/february/cl2pub.asp
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"I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. It had given me a view of my wretched condition, without the remedy. In moments of agony, I envied my fellow- slaves for their stupidity." (Dougllass pg. 100) ... Though he went on to do great things, at this point in his life,
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Thus upbraided, and thus called upon to re ply, the slave rejoins, that he knows how little any thing that he can say will avail, ... As I writhed under the sting and torment of this knowledge, I almost envied my fellow slaves their stupid contentment. ... Mrs. Stowe gives an anecdote of the Columbian Orator and Fred. Douglas.
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www.assumption.edu/ahc/rhetoric/columbianorator.html
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In it he wrote something that one of his masters Mr. Auld said “A nigger should know nothing, ... It opened my eyes to the horrible pit, but to no ladder upon which to get out. In moments of agony I envied my fellow slaves for their stupidity.”; I did not imagine meeting another black person like this professor,
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[10] Aunt Hester had not only disobeyed his orders in going out, but had been found in company with Lloyd's Ned; which circumstance, I found, from what he said while whipping her, was the chief ... [12] The slaves selected to go to the Great House Farm, for the monthly allowance for themselves and their fellow-slaves,
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history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/111doug.html
history.hanover.edu/courses/excerpts/111doug.html
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