Category: Douglass and Resilience

“As I writhed under it, I would at times feel that learning to read had been a curse rather than a blessing. It had given me a view of my wretched condition, without the remedy. It opened my eyes to …

Part A

“I was too young to think of doing so immediately; besides, I wished to learn how to write, as I might have occasion to write my own pass. I consoled myself with the hope that I should one …

“The
 plan
 which
 I
 adopted,
 and
 the
 one
 by
 which
 I
 was
 most
 successful,
 was
 that
 of
 making
 friends
 of 
all
 the 
little 
white 
boys 
whom 
I 
met
 in
 the
 street. 
As 
many 
of 
these
 as 
I
 could, 
I 
…

Paragraph 1

“From this time, I was most narrowly watched. If I was in a separate room any considerable length of time, I was sure to be suspected of having a book, and was at once called to give an …