Frederick Douglass was born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey in 1818 (“9 interesting facts”). Douglass was the son of a slave woman and an unknown white man on Maryland’s eastern shore. He lived with his maternal grandparents where he was exposed to the tragedies and degradations of slavery. After his mother’s passing he was sent to Baltimore where he received the chance to learn to read and was introduced to unfamiliar politics and views on slavery that would empower him to push forward to becoming a free man and an educated man who fought for others. (Council on Foreign Relations). Frederick Douglass passed away in 1895 in Washington, DC as a man who was “one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing
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the Irish immigrants, woman, and those of color. His first memoir was published in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Frederick used this written work to recite the events throughout his life to expose slavery for how terrible and inhumane it really was. His text also inspired readers with his will to continuously learn, educated others, fight for freedom and to fight for what is right. (Douglass, Frederick). Ten years later, in 1855, My Bondage and my Freedom, was published. In this written work he provides more details regarding his “transition from bondage to liberty” (“10 Major Accomplishments”). His thirst and last published work was published in 1881, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass. The third autobiography he wrote provided even more details regarding his transition from bondage to liberty yet was written after the emancipation of American slaves following the Civil War (“10 Major Accomplishments”). All three of Frederick’s books got into specific details recalling how slavery almost broke him and killed many others. He wrote in his books of how he was transformed from a man with integrity and a will to learn and empower others to a man who was broken in spirit and cold hearted and …show more content…
Douglass said, "What is possible for me is possible for you." By taking these keys words and making them his own, Frederick Douglass created a life of honor, respect and success that he could never have dreamed of when still a boy on Colonel Lloyd 's plantation on the Eastern Shore of Maryland (Biography of Frederick Douglass). Frederick Douglass ' most critical legacy was the utilization of his words to battle for the opportunity and privileges of African Americans. He utilized his speech and composing aptitudes for the duration of his life to spread his goal to free African American slaves Douglass knew how special he was and at every point where he saw an opportunity he would utilized his talents of speech and writing to cause for change in the world around him. Frederick Douglass was a man who faced many challenges in his life yet he made it a point to continuously push and move past and above all those obstacles. Because of his personal life and his actions, he taught those who read his written work, or read about his personal life and the obstacles he faced and overcame, or just head about him through word of mouth, for years to come, to believe in yourself, to take advantage of every opportunity that arises, and that
the Irish immigrants, woman, and those of color. His first memoir was published in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Frederick used this written work to recite the events throughout his life to expose slavery for how terrible and inhumane it really was. His text also inspired readers with his will to continuously learn, educated others, fight for freedom and to fight for what is right. (Douglass, Frederick). Ten years later, in 1855, My Bondage and my Freedom, was published. In this written work he provides more details regarding his “transition from bondage to liberty” (“10 Major Accomplishments”). His thirst and last published work was published in 1881, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass. The third autobiography he wrote provided even more details regarding his transition from bondage to liberty yet was written after the emancipation of American slaves following the Civil War (“10 Major Accomplishments”). All three of Frederick’s books got into specific details recalling how slavery almost broke him and killed many others. He wrote in his books of how he was transformed from a man with integrity and a will to learn and empower others to a man who was broken in spirit and cold hearted and …show more content…
Douglass said, "What is possible for me is possible for you." By taking these keys words and making them his own, Frederick Douglass created a life of honor, respect and success that he could never have dreamed of when still a boy on Colonel Lloyd 's plantation on the Eastern Shore of Maryland (Biography of Frederick Douglass). Frederick Douglass ' most critical legacy was the utilization of his words to battle for the opportunity and privileges of African Americans. He utilized his speech and composing aptitudes for the duration of his life to spread his goal to free African American slaves Douglass knew how special he was and at every point where he saw an opportunity he would utilized his talents of speech and writing to cause for change in the world around him. Frederick Douglass was a man who faced many challenges in his life yet he made it a point to continuously push and move past and above all those obstacles. Because of his personal life and his actions, he taught those who read his written work, or read about his personal life and the obstacles he faced and overcame, or just head about him through word of mouth, for years to come, to believe in yourself, to take advantage of every opportunity that arises, and that