Frederick Douglass

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d a whip and cudgel with him that were often used on slaves. The Captain himself was cruel as well. Frederick recalled the Captain frequently whipping his Aunt Hester. He also recalled feeling like both a witness to and a participant in the abuse the first time he ever saw it. The introduction into the hellish world of slavery remained a vivid moment in his memory. He was unable to describe his feelings while watching his Aunt Hester’s whipping.
Frederick Douglass’s master, Captain Anthony, had two sons, Andrew and Richard, and a daughter, Lucretia, who was married to Captain Thomas Auld. They all lived together in one house on a central plantation owned by Colonel Lloyd. Colonel Lloyd employed Captain Anthony as superintendent, meaning that Anthony supervises all of Lloyd’s overseers. Lloyd’s plantations raised tobacco, corn, and wheat. Captain Anthony and his son-in-law, Captain Auld, took goods by ship to sell in Baltimore.
Lloyd owned about three to fou...