In a very short time after I went to live at Baltimore, my old master's youngest son, Richard, died; and in about three years an
d six months after his death, my old master, Captain Anthony, died, leaving only his son Andrew and daughter Lucretia to share his estate. He died while on a visit to see his daughter at Hillsborough. Cut off thus unexpectedly, he left no will as to the disposal of his property. It was therefore necessary to have a valuation of the property, that it might be equally divided between Mrs. Lucretia and Master Andrew. I was immediately sent for, to be valued with the other property. Here again my feelings rose up in detestation of slavery. I had now a new conception of my degraded condition. How does the excerpt best support Douglass’s purpose to inform the reader about slavery?
A. It compares and contrasts Mrs. Lucretia and Master Andrew as slaveholders.
B. It contains a graphic description of the abuses that enslaved persons endured.
C. It contains a persuasive argument that all human beings are equal.
D. It shows how enslaved persons do not have control over their fate because they are considered property.
