Frederick Douglass and Harriet jacobs Flashcards
what was Fredrick Douglass’s memories of his family?
he had been moved to a new plantation where his grandmother introduced brothers and sisters. he had also been denied the opportunity to attend his fathers funeral.
what were some of the horrors Douglass describes seeing?
he had witnessed whippings, beatings, he saw one slave shot for refusing and order from the master.
who initially taught Douglass to read?
Sophia Auld the wife of his master Hugh Auld, when he found out she stopped her from teaching him. but he continued in secret.
how did Thomas auld justify slavery?
he attempted to justify it through christianity
what did Douglass witness Thomas auld do to a slave?
he witnessed him whip a woman until she bled, then paraphrase scripture to justify it.
who was Edward covey?
he was known as a slave breaker, someone who would have the troublemaker slaves sent to him, to break their spirit. Douglass was sent there in his first time doing field work.
what happened between Covey and Douglass?
at 16 years old Douglass collapsed in the fields in view of covey who came and beat him till he bled. the next time covey went to whip him Douglass fought back wrestling covey.
why did covey not report on Douglass after their fight?
Covey knew it would damage his reputation if he had been beaten by a slave boy, he never beat Douglass again
why was it harder to escape from the Deep South?
border States were easier to flee from to the free states, however states further south were harder to escape from as it was much further to travel without being caught
what happened during Douglass’s first escape attempt?
he was betrayed by another slave called sandy. Douglass was sent back to Thomas Auld and was put in prison, then released back to Hugh Auld
why doesn’t Douglass detail his escape?
he didn’t want slaveholders to know how slaves escaped or help them in being caught.
why are slaves kept uneducated?
whites believed that an educated slave was dangerous and could be a threat. they kept slaves ignorant even from their birth and parents.
why would an educated slave be dangerous?
Douglass and white slave owners thought that if slaves became aware of the injustice of slavery then they would rebel.
what were some of the horrors Harriet Jacobs master subject her to?
her master subjected her unrelenting sexual harassment and in her teens bore two children to another white man of which her master became jealous and threatened her with concubinage.
where did Harriet jacobs escape from her master to?
she escaped to her grandmother, who was a free slave, and lived in the crawlspace under the floor for seven years to evade capture.
