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Frederick Douglass was born
He was born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey as a slave in Tuckahoe, Talbot County, Maryland. -
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Raised by Grandmother Betsey Bailey
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Sees his mother for last time
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His mother dies
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Sent to Baltimore
Lives with Hugh Auld and his wife Sophia -
Learns to Read
Sophia teaches him until Hugh tells her to stop teaching him -
Works in shipyard as general assisstant
he practices reading and writing in secret -
Learns of the Abolitionist Movement
He reads John Quincy Adam's antislavery petition in Congress. -
Sent to St.Micheals, Maryland where he works for Thomas Auld
He tries to teach other slaves to read until Auld discovers it and stops him. -
Hired to work for William Freeland
He secretly organizes a Sunday school and teaches other slaves to read. -
Plans escape
He plans an escape but is discovered and returned to Hugh Auld. -
Escape to Freedom
He borrows papers from a free black sailor and escapes from slavery to New York and changes his last name to Johnson. -
Marries Anna Murray
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Newlyweds move to New Bedford, Massachussetts
Frederick changes his last name to Douglass. -
Subscribes to the "Liberator"
Douglass subscribes to William Lloyd Garrison's abolitionist newspaper called the Liberator. He heard Garrison speaking in April. -
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Children are Born
His kids are born in this time period -
Meets William Lloyd Garrison
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Publishes First Book
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. It tells details that could lead to his arrest as a fugitive slave. -
Meets Susan B. Anthony
He becomes a champion of women's rights. -
Moves to England
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Publishes North Star
He returns to Rochester, New York and publishes an abolitionist newspaper called the North Star. -
Shelters slaves
He helps slaves get through the Underground Railroad. -
Lincoln is elected President
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Emancipation Proclamation
It supposively, abolishes slavery in the states that are in "rebellion". -
Meets Lincoln
He discussed unequal pay and the poor treatment black soldiers recieve. -
Meets Lincoln Again
Lincoln asks Douglass to help slaves escaping to the North. -
Lincoln is assassinated
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Thirteenth Amendment is ratified
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Moves to Washington D.C.
Home is destroyed in Rochester, New York so they moved to D.C. -
Douglass is nominated for Vice President
The Equal Rights Party nominates Douglass for vice president of the United States on a ticket headed by Victoria C. Woodhull. -
President of Freedmen's Savings and Trust Company
He tries to save the bank which fails. -
U.S. Marshall of D.C.
President Hayes made him Marshall -
Wife Dies
She was 44 years old. She suffered a stroke. Douglass went into depression after that. -
Marries Helen Pitts
She is a white woman who worked as secretary for Douglass. -
Appointed Minister of Haiti
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Death
He dies of a heart failure.