“I am your fellow man, but not your slave, FREDERICK DOUGLASS”. This quote is very impactful for the conclusion of Fredrick Douglass’ letter to Thomas Auld. Auld was Douglass’ master for many years. Douglass escaped at age 20. Douglass wrote this letter addressing Auld to tell him about his life as a slave versus his life now. He talked about his accomplishments, what he learned, and what he did. I believe that Douglass had faced a lot of psychological confinement and he used this letter to break the chains Auld once had. I am sure he received a lot of reassurance and self-empowerment by addressing his former slave owner. This quote is substantial from the reading because it underlines his root cause of this letter. He wanted Auld to be convicted
