Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass | Characters

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Frederick Douglass	Douglass is born into slavery in Maryland before ultimately escaping to freedom. Read More
Mr. Covey	Mr. Covey is a notorious slave breaker who gets control of Douglass for one year. Read More
Sophia Auld	The wife of Hugh Auld, Sophia teaches Douglass the alphabet and simple words. Read More
Hugh Auld	Hugh Auld lives in Baltimore and is Douglass's master. Read More
William Freeland	Freeland rents Douglass for a year. Douglass considers him to be the most decent of his owners. Read More
Captain Thomas Auld	Captain Thomas Auld becomes Douglass's master when his father-in-law dies; he is very cruel despite his dedication to religion.
Colonel Edward Lloyd	Colonel Edward Lloyd is Douglass's master, and he punishes slaves harshly and unfairly.
Captain Anthony	Captain Anthony is Douglass's first master and probably his father.
Andrew Anthony	Andrew Anthony is the son of Captain Anthony; he is a violent drunk.
Lucretia Auld	Lucretia Auld inherits Douglass after her father passes away.
Aunt Hester	Aunt Hester is Douglass's attractive aunt; she is whipped often by Captain Anthony.
Betsy Bailey	Betsy Bailey is Douglass's maternal grandmother; she is eventually turned out of the plantation to live alone.
Harriet Bailey	Harriet Bailey is Douglass's mother. He sees her only a few times, and she dies when he is around seven.
Demby	Demby is Colonel Lloyd's slave; he is killed by Gore, who is not punished for his crime.
Mr. Gardner	Mr. Gardner is a shipbuilder who hires Douglass from Hugh Auld.
William Lloyd Garrison	William Lloyd Garrison is a leading abolitionist who provided a preface to Douglass's Narrative.
Rowena Hamilton	Rowena Hamilton is Captain Thomas Auld's second wife.
Thomas Hamilton	Thomas Hamilton is Douglass's neighbor in Baltimore; he brutalizes his slaves.
Austin Gore	Austin Gore is a cruel, serious, and merciless overseer at Colonel Lloyd's plantation.
Henny	Henny is a slave of Thomas Auld's; she is disabled due to a childhood accident.
William Hamilton	William Hamilton is Douglass's master's father-in-law; he captures Douglass when he is planning to escape.
Henry Harris	Henry Harris is part of the group of men with whom Douglass plans to escape.
John Harris	John Harris is part of the group of men with whom Douglass plans to escape.
Nathan Johnson	Nathan Johnson is an abolitionist who takes in Douglass and his wife when they arrive in New Bedford.
Sandy Jenkins	Sandy Jenkins is a slave and a friend of Douglass's who gives him a root for good luck.
Anna Murray	Anna Murray is a free woman who marries Douglass when he escapes to New York.
Wendell Phillips	Douglass's friend and president of the American Anti-Slave Society, Wendell Phillips is an abolitionist who provided a letter included in the Narrative.
Charles Roberts	Charles Roberts is Douglass's uncle and one of the men caught planning to escape.
David Ruggles	David Ruggles assists Douglass when he arrives in New York and helps him get to New Bedford.
Mr. Severe	Mr. Severe is a cruel overseer at Colonel Edward Lloyd's Great House Farm.

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