An Empowering Leader
“Abolition of slavery had been the deepest desire and the great labor of my life”
– Frederick Douglass, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
A man born a slave, in February 1818, whose name would soon be Frederick Douglass is a brave historical figure. Frederick Douglass is the perfect example of a human being who with all his heart desired to succeed and empower a group of people. Frederick Douglass once said “I didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted.” His determination took him a long way. During his slavery years, he managed to learn to read and write. At times, he would sell the little bit of food he had in exchange for the neighborhood kids to teach him basic skills. He was starved and apparently mistreated a lot but nothing would stop him from becoming a leader. At a young age, he made a plan to escape and which failed once Thomas Auld (owner) found out about it. Thomas soon …show more content…
He viewed it as a chance for African Americans to fight for their freedom. The Civil War could now be a chance to end slavery and it was. More than 180,000 men took a part in the war once President Lincoln stated “..slaves shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.”
During the civil war not only did he have a thought, he had a say. He served as President Lincoln’s consultant. He also took charge of recruiting for the war. Much respect was earned from others as well; William Lloyd Garrison, who was the leader of the Abolitionist Society and Wendell Phillips, the President of the Abolitionist Society. All Douglass had been doing earned him national respect.
“If the negro knows enough to fight for his country he knows enough to vote; if he knows enough to pay taxes for the support of the government, he knows enough to vote; if he knows as much when sober, as an Irishman knows when drunk, he knows enough to
“Abolition of slavery had been the deepest desire and the great labor of my life”
– Frederick Douglass, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
A man born a slave, in February 1818, whose name would soon be Frederick Douglass is a brave historical figure. Frederick Douglass is the perfect example of a human being who with all his heart desired to succeed and empower a group of people. Frederick Douglass once said “I didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted.” His determination took him a long way. During his slavery years, he managed to learn to read and write. At times, he would sell the little bit of food he had in exchange for the neighborhood kids to teach him basic skills. He was starved and apparently mistreated a lot but nothing would stop him from becoming a leader. At a young age, he made a plan to escape and which failed once Thomas Auld (owner) found out about it. Thomas soon …show more content…
He viewed it as a chance for African Americans to fight for their freedom. The Civil War could now be a chance to end slavery and it was. More than 180,000 men took a part in the war once President Lincoln stated “..slaves shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.”
During the civil war not only did he have a thought, he had a say. He served as President Lincoln’s consultant. He also took charge of recruiting for the war. Much respect was earned from others as well; William Lloyd Garrison, who was the leader of the Abolitionist Society and Wendell Phillips, the President of the Abolitionist Society. All Douglass had been doing earned him national respect.
“If the negro knows enough to fight for his country he knows enough to vote; if he knows enough to pay taxes for the support of the government, he knows enough to vote; if he knows as much when sober, as an Irishman knows when drunk, he knows enough to