Dehumanization Essay
Dehumanization can be described as a behavior or process that undermines the rights and individuality of others. Fredrick Douglas was born into slavery in 1817. He was often beaten and whipped. He lived a rough life as a slave. He taught himself how to read and earned his freedom. Solomon Northup unlike Frederick was born a freeman, he was then kidnapped and sold to the Red River region of Louisiana. For the next twelve years he was property of several different slave owners, where he was whipped and beaten. Before he was freed by some northerners. Dehumanization happened to both Fredrick Douglas and Solomon Northup in the 1800 hundreds, and they both had to persevere to overcome it.
“They ain't hired help. They're my property.” - Edwin Epps. (1:43:01) Edwin Epps was a mean slave owner. We constantly whipped and beat his slaves. Patsy one of his slaves went to get soap from the neighbor because she picked twice as much cotton as any other slave, and when she got back she was whipped twice as much. He also raped her. He was often drunk, and when he was drunk he got angry and violent. He didn't see his slaves as humans but as property that he could do whatever he wanted with them. …show more content…
Fredrick Douglas was born into slavery in 1817. He was separated from his mother soon after he was born. He was born on a plantation called the “Great House Farm.” He was overworked and received little food, and clothes, and didn't get a bed. He was often beaten and whipped. Douglass’s first master was Captain Anthony. The Captain was a very cruel man. He was frequently whipping Douglass’s Aunt Hester. The Captain called for Hester one night but found out that she was with a slave named Ned, against the his orders. The Captain brought Her home, striped her, tied her, and wiped her until her blood dripped on the floor. Douglass was terrified that he hid in the