I say, let him place himself in my situation, without home or friends,without money or credit, wanting shelter, and no one to give it,wanting bread, and no money to buy it, and at the same time let him feel that he is pursued by merciless men-hunters, and in total darkness as to what to do,where to go,or where to stay, perfectly helpless both as to the means of defence and means of escape,in the midst of plenty, yet suffering the terrible gnawings of hunger, in the midst of houses, yet having no home, among fellow-men, yet feeling as if in the midst of wild beasts, whose greediness to swallow up the trembling and half-famished fugitive is only equalled by that with which the monsters of the deep swallow up the helpless fish upon which they subsist, I say, let him be placed in this most trying situation, the situation in which I was placed, then, and not till then, will he fully appreciate the hardships of, and know how to sympathize with, the toil-worn and whip-scarred fugitive slave.
2006-10-21 08:59:53 · 8 answers · asked by Rock Doll 5 in Arts & Humanities ➔ History
Fredrick Douglass, it is from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass an American Slave
2006-10-21 09:36:09 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Frederick Douglass
2006-10-21 16:10:42 · answer #2 · answered by Expat 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Charles Dickens.
2006-10-21 09:03:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
On this one Doll,,I have no clue,,but I think your 2nd answer is the most likely,,,,,,,,I'll just show my face and take the 2 points,lol
2006-10-21 18:58:09 · answer #4 · answered by ? 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
alanr, and john slat r correct. i think. mr slat has a web link so i got confidence in him. final answer
2006-10-21 15:16:17 · answer #5 · answered by supernate the star*catcher 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I don't know but if you want to know who I am E-mail me at Steelers_rock_homeschoolers_rule@yahoo.com
2006-10-21 16:31:46 · answer #6 · answered by Big Dave 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I dont wrote this.And you?
2006-10-21 11:36:14 · answer #7 · answered by Atila a 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The second answerer is correct. See the link below, please.
2006-10-21 10:06:11 · answer #8 · answered by johnslat 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋