Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was on of the most important black leaders in the Antislavery movement. He was born 1817 in Talbot Country, MD. He was the son of Harriet Bailey, and an unknown white man. His mother was a slave therefore he was born a slave. He lived with his grandparents until the age of eight, so he never got a chance to know his mother well. When he turned eight, he was sent to "Aunt Kathy", a woman who took care of slave children on the plantation of Colonel Edward Lloyd. When he reached the age of nine, he was sent to Baltimore where he lived with Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Auld. He started to study reading with Mrs. Auld but Mr. Auld forbid it. However he still managed to learn anyway. To cause him to relate to slavery more easily, Mr. Auld sent him to Edward Covey, a man who specialized in breaking down the spirits of rebellious slaves, or "slave breaker". While there, he was beaten daily for the slightest offense against the strict rules. One day he finally fought back in a fight that lasted two hours, and forced him to Covey to stop trying to "break" him. He was returned to Auld, where he was sent to a shipyard to learn the caulker's trade. But that didn't stop his education, he not only learned caulk
During the Civil War, people stated that slavery was the true cause of slavery He spoke at many conventions and spoke against slavery and the rights of free blacks. Sometimes white mobs broke up his conventions but he continued as a lecture. He soon became one of the leading black abolitionists and one of the most famous lectures of that time period. As his speeches grew cultivated, people began to doubt that he was ever a slave. So he wrote an autobiography entitled;Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass;in 1845. I this book he described every detail of his life as a slave. He then later wrote two autobiographies entitled; My Bondage and My Freedom; in 1885. Life and Times of Frederick Douglass; in 1882. Since his books were so greatly detailed, he was in danger of being recaptured. So he went away. He toured Britain for two years. While there he spoke against slavery and his speeches has so much impact on audiences as they did in the U.S. He returned to the U.S. after his British friend acquired his freedom. Since blacks were considered inferior then, Douglass decided to start a newspaper of his own that was run entirely by blacks. Garrison complained saying that Douglass' talents, as a speaker would be wasted. Yet in spite of Garrison's objectio
Some common words found in the essay are:
Edward Covey, Frederick Douglass, Society Nantucket, Liberty Party, Douglass Garrisonian, Ferry Va, Douglass' Paper, Harriet Bailey, John Brown's, Auld Auld, frederick douglass, slave wrote, free black, douglass soon, slaves escape, antislavery movement, spoke slavery, rights free, supported constitution, auld sent,
Approximate Word count = 854
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
|
