In what ways does Douglass demonstrate his courage? How is courage a defining element of the human spirit?
Frederick Douglass (1818 – 1895) Frederick Douglass stood atal a podium, overtaken with nervousness. Before him sat abolitionists who had travelled to the Massachusetts island of Nantucket. Only 23 years old at the time, Douglass overcame, found his courage and gave a speech about his life as a slave. Douglass would continue to give speeches for the rest of his life and would become a spokesperson for the abolition of slavery and for racial equality.
The son of a slave woman and an unknown white man, "Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey" was born in February of 1818 in Maryland. He spent his early years with his grandparents and with
Frederick Douglass (1818 – 1895) Frederick Douglass stood atal a podium, overtaken with nervousness. Before him sat abolitionists who had travelled to the Massachusetts island of Nantucket. Only 23 years old at the time, Douglass overcame, found his courage and gave a speech about his life as a slave. Douglass would continue to give speeches for the rest of his life and would become a spokesperson for the abolition of slavery and for racial equality.
The son of a slave woman and an unknown white man, "Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey" was born in February of 1818 in Maryland. He spent his early years with his grandparents and with