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formed a choice slave andany beneficial learning would damage the slave and therefore be futile to his master.
His next step on the road to success was during his seven years living withMaster Hugh’s family. Frederick would make friends with as many white boys as hepossibly could on the street. His new friends would be transformed into teachers. Whenhe could, Frederick carried bread on him as a means of trade to the famished kids forknowledge. He would also carry a book anytime he had an errand to run. The errandwould be completed quickly, allowing extra study time. When Frederick was working inDurgin and Bailey’s ship-yard he would notice timber marked with various letters. Hesoon discovered how the letters matched the type of wood and the names of these letters.Any boy he met that could write he would challenge them to a writing contest. Frederickwould use the letters he recently learned and told the child to challenge that. He thencopied the Italics in Webster’s ...

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with a man.
Slaves, when unhappy, sing songs to help drown their sorrow. Frederick wouldoften sing for this purpose, and not to express his happiness as some slaves also do. Themen and women slaves received eight pounds of pork or fish and one bushel of corn mealmonthly. On a yearly basis, they received very little along the lines of clothing. Thechildren unable to work in the field were given two shirts per year. If they happen to wearout, the children would have to go naked until the next year. No beds were supplied, only
coarse blankets. Master Thomas would not even give a sufficient amount of food to eat,which was usually mush (coarse boiled corn meal). This was considered to be the ...

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