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Frederick Douglass was born 1818 into a life of slavery.
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he see's his grandmother being beaten by his master and is tormented by it.
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Frederick is sent to a plantation in Baltimore, where he thinks it will be better for him.
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At Baltimore his master's wife Mrs. Auld teaches him his letters and how to read, but soon his master finds out and stops this immediately.
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Frederick bribes some white kids with food to further his reading and writing skills.
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Frederick is sent to Mr. Covey and after a while he had broken him, made him back into a slave.
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Frederick teaches the other slaves how to read and wright, the masters think they and boxing each other.
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Frederick and some of his friends make a play to canoeing down river at night.
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Frederick dies a free man after a long life of slavery.