In the Reader’s Companion to American History, David W. Blight portrays that one of the most important black American leaders of the nineteenth century; “Frederick Douglass an abolitionist, writer, and orator”, contributed to american culture through his amazing autobiographies and inspirational antislavery speeches. Inspiring many to fight for equality for all black Americans and to abolish slavery. Douglass was born on February 1818, on the Holme Hill farm in Talbot County, Maryland. Frederick barely knew his mother, Harriet who was a slave to Captain Aaron Anthony whom many believe to be Douglass father. He lived with his grandparents a few miles away from the farm where his mother resided. Upon the Captain’s death in 1826, Douglass became
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Despite Hugh Auld’s prohibition for Sophia to teach Frederick to read, he made an effort to continue to read and write on his own secretively. According to Eric Badertscher, “In 1831, Douglass managed to buy a copy of The Columbian Orator , a handbook on public speaking Barajas / 2 written by Boston publisher and textbook author Caleb Bingham. Douglass practiced diligently and eventually developed a powerful speaking style.” In that same time, Frederick joined the church and learned about the abolitionist movement. - Eric Badertscher As Douglass continued to grow up he worked for several farmers where he took many beatings for teaching other slaves to read. Despite this prohibition Frederick organized a school and secretly taught other slaves to read. He tried to escape to the north once but failed and got sent to jail for a brief time. After getting out of jail, Douglass worked in Baltimore as a caulker in a local shipyard. Frederick joined many groups where he gained confidence to develop a more powerful speech technique. In 1838, with the help of Anna Murray, Douglass first wife, he escaped northward to New York, disguised as a free black sailor named Johnson. -Eric …show more content…
He also wrote two subsequent autobiographies, My Bondage and My Freedom published in 1855 and The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass published in 1881. According to the Reader’s Companion to American History “In thousands of speeches and editorials he levied an irresistible indictment against slavery and racism, provided an indomitable voice of hope for his people, embraced antislavery politics, and preached his own brand of American ideals.” Douglass achieved international fame as an orator and writer of great persuasive power. When publishing his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, fearing capture by Hugh Auld for being a runaway slave, he fled to England and Ireland for several years. He returned to the United states after some friends paid Hugh Auld for Douglass freedom. Douglass continued to editing newspapers for an abolition purpose. “He kept up supporting the abolition movement, by being involved as a conductor of the Underground Railroad, a secret path that helped slave runaway northward”, said by Eric Badertscher. Besides helping the civil rights for African Americans, he helped support the early women’s rights movement. Frederick continued his oratory speeches in the months leading up to the Civil
Despite Hugh Auld’s prohibition for Sophia to teach Frederick to read, he made an effort to continue to read and write on his own secretively. According to Eric Badertscher, “In 1831, Douglass managed to buy a copy of The Columbian Orator , a handbook on public speaking Barajas / 2 written by Boston publisher and textbook author Caleb Bingham. Douglass practiced diligently and eventually developed a powerful speaking style.” In that same time, Frederick joined the church and learned about the abolitionist movement. - Eric Badertscher As Douglass continued to grow up he worked for several farmers where he took many beatings for teaching other slaves to read. Despite this prohibition Frederick organized a school and secretly taught other slaves to read. He tried to escape to the north once but failed and got sent to jail for a brief time. After getting out of jail, Douglass worked in Baltimore as a caulker in a local shipyard. Frederick joined many groups where he gained confidence to develop a more powerful speech technique. In 1838, with the help of Anna Murray, Douglass first wife, he escaped northward to New York, disguised as a free black sailor named Johnson. -Eric …show more content…
He also wrote two subsequent autobiographies, My Bondage and My Freedom published in 1855 and The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass published in 1881. According to the Reader’s Companion to American History “In thousands of speeches and editorials he levied an irresistible indictment against slavery and racism, provided an indomitable voice of hope for his people, embraced antislavery politics, and preached his own brand of American ideals.” Douglass achieved international fame as an orator and writer of great persuasive power. When publishing his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, fearing capture by Hugh Auld for being a runaway slave, he fled to England and Ireland for several years. He returned to the United states after some friends paid Hugh Auld for Douglass freedom. Douglass continued to editing newspapers for an abolition purpose. “He kept up supporting the abolition movement, by being involved as a conductor of the Underground Railroad, a secret path that helped slave runaway northward”, said by Eric Badertscher. Besides helping the civil rights for African Americans, he helped support the early women’s rights movement. Frederick continued his oratory speeches in the months leading up to the Civil