Frederick Douglass was an influential speaker and writer that informed people about the problems of slavery. Frederick Douglass was born somewhere around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. He was born into slavery and was separated from his mother. He eventually was taken to Baltimore to live as a houseboy. In Baltimore he learned the alphabet and continued to learn from the other kids in the area. Frederick was able to get a copy of “The Columbian Orator” that contained poems and political essays, which helped him gain his views on human rights. Frederick was then rented out to work on Edward Covey’s farm. Covey had a reputation of being brutal. Edward Covey and Frederick Douglass fought with each other and Frederick won. Since Edward didn’t
