The summer of 1833 was a turning point in Douglass’s life. The “rebellious” young Douglass was sent to the farm of a vicious “slave breaker,” Edward Covey.

In July, after a fierce fight with Covey, from which Douglass emerged unbeaten, he vowed never to spend another day in slavery without fighting to be &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.gilderlehrman.org/collections/14f21ac4-6a72-4efc-bd31-684981556473?back=/mweb/search%3Fpage%3D2%2526needle%3DWilliam%2520Lloyd%2520Garrison&quot;&gt;free&lt;/a&gt;.