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How does the author know this information?
- The author has no direct experience and used research to write the text.
What is his purpose in writing this?
- To inform the reader about the life of Frederick Douglass.
What is the author’s point of view?
- Since the website is named after Frederick Douglass, it can be assumed the author admires Frederick Douglass.
What information is included in the text?
- At the age of 16, Frederick Douglass lived with Edward Covey.
- Edward Covey was a small farmer.
- Edward Covey had a reputation as someone who could “break” a slave’s spirit.
- Edward Covey repeatedly whipped Frederick Douglass.
- Frederick Douglass defended himself from Edward Covey in a struggle that lasted two hours.
- Edward Covey never whipped Douglass again.
