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He is born in Talbot County, Maryland. He was separated from his mother, she died when he was 7
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When douglass is six his grandmother walks 12 miles with him to the Wye plantation.
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Douglass gets sent to Baltimore to live with the Aulds, they treat him nice and he likes it there
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Douglass gets taught to read by Mrs. Auld, this is an important part in the story.
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At 15 years old Fredrick goes to work for Thomas Auld in Maryland and is starts to get "broken" by Covey
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After working with Covey all he wanted to do was escape. He starts a Sunday school to plan escapes. He gets arrested.
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He escaped by traveling north by boat and train from Baltimore to Philadelphia