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Date of birth
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Escaped from slavery
"Douglass escaped from slavery on september 3 1838. He escaped by boarding a Philadelphia, Wilmington and Baltimore Railroad train.Young Douglass reached Havre de Grace, Maryland, in Harford County, in the northeast corner of the state, along the southwest shore of the Susquehanna River, which flowed into the Chesapeake Bay." -
Abolitionist an Preacher
"He joined the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church, an independent black denomination established in New York City, which counted among its members Sojourner Truth and Harriet Tubman.He became a licensed preacher in 1839,and this helped him hone his oratorical skills. He held various positions, including steward, Sunday School superintendent, and sexton. Then 23 years old, Douglass conquered his nervousness and gave an eloquent speech about his rough life as a slave." -
Douglass sails to Britain and Ireland
"Douglass set sail on the Cambria for Liverpool on August 16, 1845.Douglass spent two years in Ireland and Britain, where he gave many lectures in churches and chapels.Douglass remarked that in England he was treated not "as a color, but as a man."" -
Return to the United States
Return to the United StatesAfter returning to the US, Douglass started publishing his first abolitionist newspaper, the The North Star, from the basement of the Memorial AME Zion Church in Rochester, New York.[38] The The North Star's motto was "Right is of no Sex – Truth is of no Color – God is the Father of us all, and we are all brethren."In September 1848, Douglass published an open letter addressed to his former master, Thomas Auld, berating him for his conduct, and enquiring after members of his family still held by -
Douglass refines his ideology
Douglass refines his ideologyLike many abolitionists, Douglass believed that education would be crucial for African Americans to improve their lives.In March 1860, while Douglass was once again traveling in England, his youngest daughter Annie died in Rochester, New York. Douglass sailed back from England the following month, traveling through Canada to avoid detection. -
After Lincoln's death
After Lincoln's deathOn April 14, 1876, Douglass delivered the keynote speech at the unveiling of the Emancipation Memorial in Washington's Lincoln Park. In that speech, Douglass spoke frankly about Lincoln, noting what he perceived as both positive and negative attributes of the late President.Calling Lincoln "the white man's president", Douglass criticized Lincoln's tardiness in joining the cause of emancipation, noting that Lincol -
Family life
Family lifeDouglass and Anna had five children: Rosetta Douglass, Lewis Henry Douglass, Frederick Douglass, Jr., Charles Remond Douglass, and Annie Douglass (died at the age of ten). Charles and Rosetta helped produce his newspapers. Anna Douglass remained a loyal supporter of her husband's public work, even though Douglass' relationships with Julia Griffiths and Ottilie Assing, two women he was professionally involved with, caused r