The first way we learn of Peculiar Institution is from "A Slave Boy Learns a Lesson." Slaves were not allowed to read or write, and especially not allowed to read the Bible. However, some slaves got the chance to experience the bible as did Frederick Douglass. Douglass was taught all this by his master's wife. However, what his wife did not know was the "peculiar" rules necessary to upkeep a slave and how to treat one. In these times, a slave is not considered a real person. A slave is property. A slave is just like your cattle grazing in the field or your fields of cotton in your backyard. Slaves do not get taught to read or write because in the eyes of their masters, they are a piece of property. The thinking of the time is that if you teach slaves a basic right, then they...