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Born Around February
I'm not too sure of my exact date of birth, but I'm sure it was some time during February. -
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The Life of Frederick Douglass
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Freedom Resolution
On January 1st of this year, I pledged I would no longer be a slave. -
Fleeing Baltimore
After being enslaved for so many years, I finally had my opportunity to get out of Baltimore and live life as a free man. I travelled and made my way all the way to New Bedford, MA where I met my wife and begun use of the name Frederick Douglass. -
A Start to Public Speaking
I saw the publisher of the abolitionist paper I read at the time speak publically about his beliefs and it inspired me to begin work as a public speaker. -
Published My Autobiography
The book was titled: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. When I published this, I threatened my own freedom, but for the sake of spreading my inspiring abolitionist testimony. -
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Avoiding Capture
After publishing my first autobiography, I feared I may be enslaved again. Thus, I travelled across the world telling and selling my story and returned home when someone had legally set me free. -
First Issue of North Star
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Fourth of July Speech
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Wrote Another Biography
This one was under the title of: My Bondage and My Freedom -
Moving to Washington D.C.
In 1872, I moved to Washington D.C. as my sons lived there and I had been having trouble finding a place to stay during the Civil War. -
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U.S. Marshal
From 1877 to 1881, I served under the president as the U.S. Marshal for D.C. -
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Recorder of Deeds
From 1881 to 1886 I was the Recorder of Deeds for D.C.. -
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Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti
From 1881 to 1891 I served under multiple presidents as the Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti. -
Death of My Wife
In 1882, my first wife Anna died of a lethal hemorrhage. -
Remarriage Met With Controversy
When I got married again two years after the death of my first wife, many didn't like the idea of me marrying my new wife, Helen Pitts. The main reasons were that she was 20 years younger than me and she was white. -
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Life Around the World
For a year, my wife Helen and I traveled around Europe and Africa and spent most our married days travelling beyond the U.S. shores. -
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Attacks on Lynching and Jim Crow
In my last days, I still fought. I attacked the Jim Crowe laws and persecutions/judgement it placed upon us. -
My Death
I died in my house the afternoon of the day I went to a meeting for the National Council of Women. -
My Final Biography
Known as The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass. My biographies are seen as important marks in the history of the abolitionist movement and inspired many to take up the fight.
