Learning to Read and Write, by Fred Douglas

"Life Experiences that we have in Common" In "Learning to Read and Write" by Frederick Douglass, Douglass describes the hardships of his life. Even though my life experiences are different from Douglass in many ways, they are similar in many respects. Frederick Douglas lived through slavery, and in my lifetime I lived through the ends of the Cold War, Gulf War, terrorist attacks, and a time in which a person's right is being more and …

…not depending on race, religion, gender, age, color or national origin. Right now America is one of the most diverse countries in the world. It's nice to know that we live in place where the government doesn't discriminate against you. Even though that the people living here might form their opinions and discriminate against you America is a free country and people are allowed to think and do as they please to a certain extent.