While most people believe that African American slaves were men who were subjected to menial labor, Frederick Douglass focuses on the fact that women were slaves too. Contrary to popular belief, in some cases, women were subjected to a more degrading and harsher form of abuse. Douglass speaks about his Aunt Hester who was brutally tortured and raped by their slave owner. There is evident hatred in the way that Douglass speaks and recounts the brutality and inhumane acts that they suffered when he speaks about watching his Aunt being physically abused.

The article discusses the film “The Birth of a New Nation” speaks about the atrocities and heinous act that Esther faced during her time as a slave. Esther was raped, and physically abused by her slave owner on many different occasions for absolutely no reason. The article put an emphasis on Esther’s silence. Her silence is portrayed as a lack of power since she essentially had no say.

There is clearly a similarity between The Narrative of Frederick Douglass and the article that discusses the film “The Birth of a New Nation.” They discuss the issue of slavery, particularly in colored women that have been taken advantage by their slave owners. The black women are looked at as victims because they have done no harm yet are consistently tormented and abused. Douglass has given many inferences where he has seen his Aunt Hester being beaten and the article has also shown how women are losing their say and are afraid to act. In most cases, these women’s husbands couldn’t do anything for them except for hold them in the hopes of lessening the pain they were bound to endure.