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The exact date for Fredericks Douglass's birth is unknown. Some sources say the 14th. He was born a slave.
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Frederick was a little boy when he left his childhood life. He was around 6 when he was put onto a plantation to start being a slave. Him and his grandma walked 12 miles to get to the plantation.
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Frederick Douglass's mother dies in 1826. He is sent to Baltimore to live with Hugh Auld and his wife Sophia. His master, Aaron Anthony dies and he is sent back with Hugh and Sophia.
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Sophia Auld, Hugh Auld's wife teaches Frederick Douglass the alphabet. He then taught himself how to read and write. He also taught other slaves how to read, using the bible.
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Douglass fights with slavemaster, Mr. Covey. Douglass is not punished for argument. This sets off a will to be free inside of him.
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Frederick Douglass was caught trying to escape from slavery. He was previously sent to William Freeland, a new slavemaster. He was much nicer. He took advantage.
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After two tries, Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery for good. He traveled north by train and boat. He went from Baltimore, through Delaware, to Philadelphia.
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Douglass joined various organizations in New Bedford. He attended a black church and regularly attended abolitionist meetings. He then subcribed to The Liborator.
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Douglass impressed abolitionist leaders. He was hired as an anti-slavery lecturing agent. He then moved his family to Lynn, Massachusetts and spent his next few years giving anti-slavery speaches.
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Douglass published his autobiography in 1845. It was about his life and how he overcame slavery and fought for rights. It became an immidiate best seller.
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On December 3, 1847, Douglass creates the Abolitionist Paper. He developed it into the most influential black antislavery paper published in the antebellum era. It's not only to denounce slavery but to give woman rights.
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Frederick Douglas died on February 20, 1895. He was describing the National Council of Womans meeting to his wife when his heart failed. He was 77.
