Frederick Douglas's Experiences Of 'All Men Are Created Equal'

Racism was a huge problem that started slavery, causing the civil war. Not, only- but also, The enslaved people were constantly disrespected in the south and would get beaten if they didn’t live up to the southern standards. When Frederick Douglas wrote “all men are created equal,” equally important, He wanted to challenge the reader’s beliefs of what “All men are created equal” means. Subsequently, He tries to challenge this by discussing his experiences as an enslaved person. With the purpose of, In his experience, enslaved people were treated like animals and were not given fair work. The South believed that conditions for slaves were better than for hired workers in the North. They relied on slaves for free labor.

She didn’t

Douglass illustrates “Slave was murdered for not being awake to watch her Mistress’ Baby” pg 43 Specifically, Murdered because she couldn’t stay up. Was up for 3 nights in a row. No time for rest during the day. To say nothing of it, it shows their time was disrespected because it shows they weren’t treated like a human. With this in mind, They had to work either way without any breaks. Getting food to not cause starvation they would get beaten. Some people may say, Enslaved people considered it a threat because they compared them to dogs. Frederick Douglass States, “ I have seen Mary contending with the pigs for the offal thrown into the street. So Mary was kicked and cut into pieces.” Despite this, The enslaved people were sometimes forced to eat with the pigs in the trough in

Federick Douglass stated, "my new mistress did not deem it impudent or unmannerly for an enslaved person to look her in the face." Enslaved people were expected not to look their owners in the eye. Slavery started in the south. It began in Europe, Asia, the Middle East, and Africa. Enslaved people, regardless of gender, would get beaten either way and were taken away from their families. They had to work more than the night.
Not to mention, He wrote a book about the experience he had during this time.“We worked in all work in the field. Work, work, work was scarcely more the order of the day than of the night. The longest days were too short for him, and the shortest nights were too long for him,” (Douglass 70) feathers. It was never too hot or too cold; it could never rain, blow, hail, or snow, too hard for us to work. On the contrary, it shows that the enslaved people had to work in harsh conditions. Slaves never had a break, and Their hours of sleep were very short. furthermore, they had to work and they would get