How I learned to read and write Frederick Douglass?
How I learned to read and write Frederick Douglass? In this passage from Frederick Douglass' 1845 autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, he recounts the ways in which he learned to read and write as a young slave. He begins by talking about his master's wife teaching him to read at a young age. Why did Frederick Douglass learn to read and write? Literacy plays an important part in helping Douglass achieve his freedom. Learning to read and write enlightened his mind to the injustice of slavery; it kindled in his heart longings for liberty. He believed that...