Fredrick Douglass
He devoted his life to the abolition of slavery; this man was Frederick Douglass. Douglass was born in 1818 in Tuckahoe, Maryland. He was born into slavery and named Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. Frederick's mother, Harriet Bailey, was also a slave, who worked in the cotton fields all day long. His old grandmother mainly raised him. Let's take a closer look into a great man's life in the 1800's. Frederick Douglass was best known for his non-violent struggle for black's freedom and rights. Douglass was a brilliant speaker. He spoke all over northern America about the abolition of slavery. After escaping slavery and moving to Rochester, New York he started the first of his two newspapers: The North Star. This was a very popular antislavery newspaper. He also had many conferences about slavery. Some conferences included talks with President Abraham Lincoln. Lincoln and Douglass shared many of the same views on slavery and black rights. During the Civil War, Douglass served as an adviser to President L
I hope that after reading this report you can see shat I see a great man whose life should always be remembered. The way he was able to convince so many people about the horror of slavery. Mr. Douglass was considered to be one the great leaders for the end of slavery in history. Frerderick was a man of steel, a man of intelligence, a man who feared nothing except the cruelty of slavery. He could be considered by some the Martin Luther King Jr. of the 1800's. Frederick Douglass had many obstacles that he had to overcome. Most obviously being born into slavery. As a slave Douglas endured slavery's brutality. Slavery changed Douglass' life by how he endured its harsh, brutal and deadly life. Education was huge part of Douglass' life. Although he had no education provided as a slave he would educate4 himself. At the age of six, he was sent to Baltimore, Maryland to be a servant. Leaving his home and family was hard enough, but he had to deal with a brutal owner. Douglass did educate himself with the help of
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