I seized Covey hard by the throat , and as I did so I rose. We fought for almost 2 hours until covey finally gave up telling me that my beating would have been less severe, had i not resisted, but "the truth was, he had not whipped me at all" After working there, I was sent to another farm where I ran an illegal school for blacks. I wound up in jail because I was planning to escape and mine plan was exposed. I wound up in Baltimore, where I learned to caulk ships and was payed well for my work, but had to give it all to my master. I met my 1st wife Anna Murray in Baltimore, where we got engaged. While i n Baltimore I decidede that I would escape to the north on a northbound train. It was risky, but I had to do it. I borrowed money from Anna, and a friends "sailors protection" which said I was a free seaman, and bought a ticket to Philadelphia. My train ride was so frightening. I could have sworn that people from Baltimore recognized me, but if they did they didn't report me. On September 4, 1838 I arrived in NYC, and a new world had opened upon me. It is very hard to describe my emotions at that time. Anguish and grief, like darkness and rain, may be depicted, but gladness and joy, like the rainbow, defy the skill of pen or pencil.My first few days in America were very scary and I wandered around too afraid to talk to anyone, becasue i did not know if they were slave catchers or not, but I soon became linked with the Underground railroad, through an honest looking black sailor. I then sent for Anna, and on September 15, 1838 we were married. We moved to New Bedford Massachusetts, and that was when I changed my name from Frederick Baily to Frederick Douglas. While in New Bedford I subscribed to the anti-slavery Liberator, which was edited by abolitionist William Loyd Garrison. The paper became my meat and drink. My soul was set all on fire , and soon thereafter I became involved in the abolitionist movement. ...
