Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave Essential Question: How do regional differences affect Americans’ identities? Major Questions: Who is America for? How do Americans resist or encourage equality for all?

Talbot County, Maryland

Chain(s) of Command Douglass’ Family Connections •Colonel Lloyd: owns 20 farms and some 1,000 or more slaves.  •Captain Anthony: Douglass’ first master; the “overseer of overseers” (i.e., the “superintendent”); owns 2 – 3 farms and some 30 slaves •Mr. Plummer: One of Cap. Anthony’s overseers •Mr. Severe: The subsequent overseer after Plummer •Mr. Hopkins: The subsequent overseer after Severe • + other unnamed overseers •1,000+ enslaved people Douglass’ Family Connections Master Anthony = Harriet Bailey (Aunt Hester) (his presumed father) (his mother) Frederick (Bailey) Douglass

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This chart shows the value an enslaved person contributed through his or her uncompensated labor:

Source for charts: https://www.measuringworth.com/slavery.php