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Fredrick Douglas was born some were between 1817 and 1818. Back then they did not keep track of slave birthdays so most slave did not know their exact birth date. Fredrick parents were a black slave named Harriet Baily and a white man who he never knew. Harriet died when Fredrick was little so Fredrick only has a vague remembrance of her. His grandmother Betsy first raised him. He then moved to Colonel Edward Lloyd plantation when he was about six. He would soon learn the harsh reality of slavery. Aaron Anthony was the master of this farm and was very cruel to his slaves. The children would eat out of a trough like pigs. They were provided with very little clothing and no bed or blankets. Here, Fredrick witnessed his first time seeing a slave whipped. It was his aunt. She had her bare back exposed and saw Anthony whip her repeatedly until she was covered on blood. Fredrick was late chosen to live with the Auld’s in Baltimore. Here he received his first pair of pants. Fredrick’s first duties was to run errands and take care of their youngest son Tommy. This was enjoyable to Fredrick and was much easier then plantation work. Sophia Auld was a religious woman and would read her bible aloud in the house. Fredrick asked Sophia if