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There's some questions that almost every kid can answer right away.

Of course you know your name and who your family members are. You and

your friends probably all know how old you are and when your birthday is without

even thinking about it. After all, who could forget a day when they get to celebrate with friends, cake, and

presents? But if someone had asked a young Frederick Douglas these questions, he wouldn't

have been able to answer some of them.

Frederick was born into slavery in the early 19th century in the state of Maryland.

Not only was he considered the property of his master, many other things were denied to him and his fellow

enslaved workers. Frederick never knew his birthday or exactly how old he was.

He never knew his father, though there were rumors that his master was his father.

He barely knew his mother.

She was forced to work on a farm miles away from Frederick.

She wanted so badly to see her son that whenever she could she would walk for miles after a long day of field work to visit him late at night.

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