What did Frederick Douglass know about his mother?

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Frederick Douglasss' Awareness of His Mother:

Though Douglass' father was white, he himself was not sure of his identity; in fact, one of the points he made about the immorality of slavery was that because only the mothers of slaves were acknowledged, a man might have his white son beat his own black brother without even considering the natural sympathy that ought to be a part of their relationship. The destructive effects of slavery on family bonds were a constant theme of Douglass' speeches and writings.

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