TURNING POINTS OF LIFE

Turning Points of Life

Turning Points of Life

Frederick Douglass was a slave turned statesman whose speeches and writings played a significant role in the fight against slavery in the United States (Blight, 1989).

Douglass used narrative as a theoretical tool and a political weapon, and his work is closely intertwined with the details of his biography. Born into slavery and separated from his mother at an early age, Douglass was taught basic reading skills by Sophia Auld, the wife of his second owner (Foner, 1999).

In 1833, Douglass was placed under the supervision of Edward Covey, a noted “slave ...