Frederick Douglass rarely saw his mother because she was hired out to a different plantation and was not allowed to visit him. Douglass was separated from his mother at a young age, which was a common practice for enslaved children. He later noted in his writings that he only saw her a few times during his childhood.
Why did Frederick Douglass rarely see his mother?
She had run away from the plantation because of how badly she was treated.
She was sent away as a punishment for having a child out of wedlock.
She was hired out to a different plantation and was not allowed to visit him.
She worked as a field hand on the plantation while he worked in the house.
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