I chose to write this poem because I wanted to pledge my devotion to Frederick Douglass' heroic life. Also, he inspired me because he accomplished more than i did when he was my age. Last, because of the events that settled in his life, I understand I will not be able to achieve what I want if I do not fight.
He was before Dr. King had his dream
The beginning of Frederick Douglass started in 1818
It was like an embryo developed in a cage
Because young Frederick was born a slave
He did not have his mom Harriet Bailey as he rose older
And would not have any success with his white father
While a boy he saw things as a man
Working on plantations in Tuckahoe, Maryland
It was not like now as a kid getting your way using your charm
He would have a better chance singing a sentiment with the Great House Farm
An Irishman had been affected by his slave life
But I would have never showed him pitty because he taught his self how to read and write
When he lost control he showed me he was strong
He defeated his overseer and did not care if he was wrong
When he recieved his freedom he acceted it as he was about to died
Hiding his trials of his triump escape to freedom from his audience was not nearly effective as 1895

Maurice J.

The reason why i decided to write a letter is bacuase i wanted to add some things that maybe Frederick Douglass couldn't say. I think that he had so much more to say that he couldnt. I learned how it actually felt to be writing as a free person

To whom it may concern,
I have finally reached my aspiration of becoming a free man. I have accomplished the unthinkable. I have opened a door to all of my enslaved brothers and sisters and for that I am proud. I am proud to be an example that all men/women are created equal and we have the same rights as anyone else to be free. I know that in the pass I have stated that in the free state that I have been sad and felt lonely, I was just saying that because I was still obscured about the next step to take and what tomorrow might bring me. I have learned that my life and your life has meaning. Taking that life-threatening journey to freedom was only the beginning and the next step is to help others feel the joy that I feel when I wake up everyday knowing that I am free. That I will work all day long and at the end of the day be able to have all the profit. I am a very strong believer in the equality of all people wether black, female, or Native American. If they have the right to be able to read, write, etc then why shouldn’t we be able to? The answer to that question is that we should and can have the ability to do the same things as them. We have to stand up and fight for what is ours..." no guts no glory". I will fight with anyone that wants to do something right for a change but I will pass on the opportunity to make matters worse. Life after slavery might not be what I imagined it to be but it’s a better life then that of being chained and beat for no reason and not being able to fight back. The life of being a slave is no life at all, they think that what they are doing is the right thing and go to church every Sunday and call themselves Christians. After all this is said and done I will continue to encourage and help people have a life of freedom, if I have to die trying.... "Without struggle, there is no progress". By Dameda M

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Danny's project

Charles Madison I've decided to draw a picture

Fredrick Douglas

The reason Why I have chosen to draw this picture of Colonel Lloyd’s Plantation,

Because It made me realize some things in life and how it was back then. It showed to me

that back then it wasn’t a easy life thing were hard and slaves were treated non-human

like. This is also a sad picture because it has pictures of the slaves working in the

plantations while there master has a gun watching them. I think that this picture inspired

me because it shows me how well I got it in life.

Jasmine's Creative Response

I've decided to do a collage of this scene of Frederick Douglass because this is the climax of this narrative. It was the turning point in his life when he decided that he wanted to be a free man and no longer a slave. He wants to be his own man. He wanted to learn how to read and write, and to escape slavery to become a sucessful African-American man who have made a great contribution to this world, though he had came a long way. This is what inpried me to do this collage, and I know that this book on Frederick Douglass will help me in the future in college.

Jasmine J.

Frederick Douglass

I chose to do the collage for the Fredrick Douglass book because I wanted to see more about what slavery was like and view all the horrifying experiences they went through. After reading Douglass’ book, it made me feel a lot more feelings for all the slaves and what they went through in there lifetimes. I learned from creating this collage that the slaves were not even treated as human beings but were treated as if they didn’t even exist on this earth.

Danny B. 10C