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Slavery differed for men and women. They were treated differently because of gender dissimilarities. Men were subjected more to field work, whereas women were used for domestic purposes, like household duties and rearing children. Frederick Douglass “Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave” narrates his autobiography with a description on how men were treated, being a man himself. And Harriet Jacob’s “Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl” tells a woman perspective. Douglass and Jacobs share the tough reality of being a piece of property while being born into different families and having their gender shape their slave experience.
Every individual needs love in order to grow into a healthy human being. Douglass was taken away from his family at an early age, as do many children. Families are torn apart when they are sold. Eventually down the sale line Douglass was passed down from master to master with...