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Thhe Life of Frederick Douglass By:Akshay Kaushik Bhakta
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Learns to Read
Sophia Auld teaches Frederick Douglass how to read, eventually her husband stops her because it it illegal. -
Escapes to New York
borrowed papers from a free black sailor & once he reached to New York he changed his name to Johnson -
Married
Married Anna Murray, a free black woman -
Meets William Lloyd Garrison
Speaks ar an Antislavery meeting & meets William Lloyd Garrison -
Joins Anti-Slavery Lecturers
joined a group of anti-slavery lecturers on a tour that included stops in New York, Ohio, Indiana, and Pennsylvania. The tour was called the "One Hundred Conventions." -
Fist Book Published
5,000 copies of the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass -
Moved to England
His book contained details about his life that could jeopardize his freedom. The book was a big success though and was translated into 3 different languages. -
Publish of North Star
Frederick Douglass decides to publish the North Star, his own newspaper or journal, in Rochester -
The Rights of Women
published a positive editorial on "The Rights of Women," after attending the first Women's Rights Convention. This article was published in the July 28, 1848 issue of the North Star. -
Second Book Published
Frederick Douglass publishes his second book called "My Bondage and My Freedom" -
Lecturing in England
Sailed to England from Canada in November to lecture against slavery. -
Served as U.S. Marshall
During 1877- 1881 Frederick Douglass served as a U.S. Marshall for the District of Colombia under President Rutherford B. Hayes. -
Served as District of Colombia's Recorder of Deeds
After being U.S. Marshall, Frederick Douglass was then appointed as District of Colombia's Recorder of Deeds by President James A. Garfield. He served from 1881 to 1886. -
Remarried
His first wife dies and he gets remarried to Helen Pitts, a white woman who had been his secretary. -
U.S Minister of Haiti
Frederick Douglass was appointed U.S. Minister of Haiti under President Benjamin Harrison. He served in this position from 1889 to 1891. -
Death of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass dies suddenly from a heart attack after speaking at a meeting. -
Frederick Douglass recieved the first monument
In 1898 Frederick Douglass recieved the first monument ever given to a black man, located in Rochester.
