Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

Narration of Fredrick douglas

Why did the slave have no knowledge of their age

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Most slaves are not allowed to know their ages. Slaveholders keep slaves ignorant of their age and who their parents are to strip them of their identity. The slave owners felt that they become easier to control and more subservient that way.

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