Frederick Douglass was born a slave in Maryland. He did not know when his birthdate was because slaves were not told when they were born. This was part of the dehumanization process. Benjamin Franklin was born a free citizen in the state of Massachusetts. He lived in a family with both parents as well as other siblings. Douglass only knew his mother for a short time because they were separated from each other and she died when he was about seven years old. Be

The utopia for both Franklin and Douglass was being able to tell their stories so that others could learn from the lives that they lived. They also achieved self-fulfillment by teaching others. Douglass after escaping the bonds of slavery by fleeing to the state of Massachusetts, with the help of abolitionists, was able to tell his story to others. He was even forbidden from telling his story on the grounds that he could be found and returned to slavery. Nevertheless, Douglass wrote his autobiography, and it exposed the cruel nature of slavery to those who were unaware and used as a tool in the abolitionist movement.

Douglass got his first taste of education when Ms. Lucretia began to teach him his ABC's. The overseer then forbid her to teach him anymore and explained the magnitude of which it would affect him in regards to slavery. Douglass then realized how important it was to learn to read and write and continued to find ways to learn. Franklin on the other hand was already free, but very much had the desire to learn. He already possessed to basic skills necessary to read and write which he learned in school. He had access to books that he could read freely in public and in the presence of others which was not the case for Douglass. He

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