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Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass. Anna Ryu AP U.S. History – 4. Born in February of 1818 into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland His mother was a slave, but his father was a white man, who may have been one the owners of the plantation Douglass lived in His mother died when he was 10 years old

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Frederick Douglass

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  1. Frederick Douglass Anna Ryu AP U.S. History – 4

  2. Born in February of 1818 into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland • His mother was a slave, but his father was a white man, who may have been one the owners of the plantation Douglass lived in • His mother died when he was 10 years old • When his master died, Douglass was sent to Hugh Auld at his home in Baltimore • Auld’s wife, Sophia, illegally taught Douglass how to read and write • He became one of the most famous civil rights activist and human rights leader Life

  3. Frederick Douglass attempted to escape from slavery twice before he succeeded • He was assisted by Anna Murray during his final attempt • They married on September 15, 1838, and settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts, which had a thriving free black community • Douglass gave his first speech at the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society’s annual convention Freedom

  4. He wrote and published his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, in 1845 • His book becamea bestseller and Douglass gained much fame as a runaway slave • Douglass left for Ireland in order to escape recapture • There, he garnered many fans who collected money to purchase his legal freedom • Douglass came back to America in 1847 as a free man Freedom

  5. Douglass produced several abolitionist papers • Spent the rest of his life giving speeches, and became a leading spokesperson for the abolition of slavery and for racial equality • Conferred with President Abraham Lincoln regarding the treatment of black soldiers during the Civil War, and also with President Andrew Johnson on the subject of black suffrage • He also advocated for women’s rights • He was appointed to several political positions after the Civil War, and was the first black citizen to hold a high U.S. government rank Career & Legacy

  6. PBS. PBS, n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p15 39.html>. • "Frederick Douglass Biography." Bio.com. A&E Networks Television, n.d. Web. 09 Nov. 2012.<http://www.biography.com/people/f rederick-douglass-9278324?page=3>. Bibliography

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