Why does Douglass compare slaves to horses in this excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave?

to show how hard slaves had to work

to show how naive he was at that age

to show how dehumanizing slavery was

to show how poorly kept records were in those days

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Maverick

5 July, 18:52

Why does Douglass compare slaves to horses in this excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave?

to show how hard slaves had to work

to show how naive he was at that age

to show how dehumanizing slavery was

to show how poorly kept records were in those days

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Gabrielle Webster · Answer 1

To show how dehumanizing slavery was

I assume, it would only make sense because slaves were treated unlike humans and the fact that he compared them to horses i. e. another animal.

Why does Douglass compare slaves to horses in this excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave?to show how hard slaves had to workto show how naive he was at that ageto show how dehumanizing slavery wasto show how poorly kept records were in those days

Why does Douglass compare slaves to horses in this excerpt from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave?

to show how hard slaves had to work

to show how naive he was at that age

to show how dehumanizing slavery was

to show how poorly kept records were in those days