He was a slave born in 1818 on Holmes Hill farm, near Easton on Maryland’s Eastern Shore. He was separated from his mother soon after his birth and sent to live with his grandmother. He escaped slavery at the age of 23. After he escaped he joined the American Anti-Slavery society. He spoke to the society during one of their meetings and they were moved by his tales of hardship. He went on to speak to other crowds throughout the Northern United States and was sometimes able to get new converts but other times he was beaten by angry crowds. He was resilient because he was a big help to the war against slavery by giving speeches to white crowds and even thought he was sometimes beaten he still pressed on.
The connection between our two people is that they were both born during times in which whites did not treat blacks with respect, Frederick was born into slavery and Melvin was born during times of segregation. Another connection between the two is that they both fought in wars Frederick’s war was more of a metaphorical war (the war against slavery) and Melvin fought in the Vietnam War.
The connection between our two people is that they were both born during times in which whites did not treat blacks with respect, Frederick was born into slavery and Melvin was born during times of segregation. Another connection between the two is that they both fought in wars Frederick’s war was more of a metaphorical war (the war against slavery) and Melvin fought in the Vietnam War.
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It was pretty good. The connection was pretty good between the two people. Fredrick Douglas sounded like he was very devoted to equal rights for the african americans. It sounds like you know a lot about him.
Good Job. I think you went in depth and coverred everything that needed to be covered. Good connetction.
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