Fredrick Douglass was born in February of 1818. H was born into slavery and throughout his life experienced many situations, which helped sculpt and develop him as a person. He remained determined with high spirits in order to reach his goal of being educated. Once he had gained his freedom he dedicated himself to traveling and speaking to people, which later earned him the honor of being one of the greatest African American speakers of all time.
             Slaves were thought of as nothing more than a piece of meat used to make the white man prosper. The slaves were given limited clothing and food not suitable to provide any descent life style. The clothing was limited and was not enough to keep them warm through the winter. They would receive a monthly allowance of food which consists of eight pounds of pork and one bushel of corn meal. The amount of work they did, did not determine how much food or extra attention they received. Because of the dramatic amount of slaves over populating the number of masters, the slaves were treated in such a way that it was clear to them that they were not equal. No matter how sick, how old, or how hard they worked, in many cases they were treated the same and fed the same amount of food. The owner's job and goal was to make clear who was in control and who was not.
             Douglass was aware of who his mother was, but was not allowed to see her often enough for her to have an impact on his life. On the rare occasion that he was allowed to see her, it was at night and for a short time period. Many fathers were not present at all in the slave's lives. For example, Douglass was unaware who his father was. There was rumor that his master was his father, but his mother past away before she could have told him. Most of the time the masters would, "sustain to his slaves the double relation of master and father"(21). Master would often separate the families in order to bring down their moral. When
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