Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself | Chapter 9 Summary

In March 1832, Douglass leaves Baltimore to live with Thomas Auld, whom Douglass knows from Colonel Lloyd's plantation. Auld and his new wife are cruel and unlikable people who keep their slaves always yearning for more food. Worse, Auld does not know how to treat his slaves in a consistent and respectful manner. ''In all things noble which he attempted, his own meanness shone most conspicuous.’’ Auld is also a pious man who participates in religious revivals and church goings-on, yet he is capable of great wrath and cruelty toward his slaves. Douglass mentions that Auld's preacher...

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