Part 1 of Essay
When a man’s human dignity is beaten out of him, his liberty deprived and is to be perpetually subject to the will of his master at all times, he no longer has faith in himself or his abilities. He is also compelled to spend his entire labor for the benefit of another and receive in return only the bare necessities. This ....

Part 2 of Essay
.... and all that he knew. He was treated as mere chattel when he was forced to carry a 25-pound grinding stone on top of his head at the age of six. His master, Robert Mumford, tried to break his pride constantly by exerting harsh and swift punishments. He possessed no civil rights and in the eyes of the law he was not a “person”. His masters were oft to treat him with inhumane cruelty. Similar to Venture Smith’s life growing up in the slavery system, Douglass witnessed brutal beatings given by slave owner ....