Topic > Slavery in Frederick of Douglas's account of the life...

She was born with a lamb's disposition, “there was no pain or suffering for which she did not have a tear. She had bread for the hungry, clothing for the naked, and comfort for every mourner who came within her reach.” Slavery was a topic he knew next to nothing about and was ignorant of the culture surrounding it. Before he came into her life, she lived virtuously. Being a pious woman, she possessed heavenly qualities, which slavery hastened to acquire