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his birth
1818 fredrick douglas is born (actual name fredrick baily) -
6 years old
1824 douglas heard rumors that his father was the plantation owner -
slave life begins
1824 his grand mother takes him to the plantation -
treated like pigs
1825 they were treated like pig and ate cornmeal mush and used oyster shells for spoons -
sees his mother for the last time
1825 he sees his mother for the last time when he was 7 -
his aunt gets whipped by owner
1825 he watches his aunt get whipped by the slave owner -
age 8
1826 moved to baltimore -
learning
1826 he learned the alphabet -
learns that reading is illegal for him
1826 hugh auld yelled at his wife to stop teaching him to read and write -
learns speech
1830 he bought the columbian orater -
sent back to plantation
1833 sent back to thomas aulds plantation -
sent to a slave breaker
1834 sent to work for a slave breaker edward covey -
failed jail break
1836 attempted a failed jail break -
released back to the plantation
1836 sent back to hugh auld -
eyes
1836 beat up by whites,, eyes nearly taken out -
boat caulker
1837 became a experienced caulker and got the highest wages -
anna murray
1838 he is engaged to anna murray -
freedom
he escaped to freddom on a northbound train disguised as a sailor
