Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was a social reformer. He was an African-American. His mother was Harriet Bailey. Harriet never knew Frederick’s father. Frederick’s last name was once Bailey, but later changed it to Douglass instead.
Douglass was known for being a former slave. He did escape and became an anti-slavery orator. Frederick also wrote three autobiographies describing what occurred while being a slave, but had received back his freedom. They say he was the most influential during the Nineteenth-Century. Douglass encouraged people often.
While Frederick was born in Baltimore, still a slave, he began learning to read. Sophia Auld taught him. Sophia was wife to the Master. Frederick never felt out of place when with Sophia. He felt normal and not just a slave.
Unlikely, Frederick says that going to Baltimore was crucial even to escape slavery. When Frederick was not at his best, he reminded himself of the words, ‘slavery would not always be able to hold me within its foul embrace.’ He saw the hands of Providence in guiding him to eventual freedom. During 1833, he was sent to work for Edward Covey. Edward was a slave driver. …show more content…
He was giving praise to God for his freedom. He felt he owed God his thanksgiving. On February 20 of 1895, he died from a heart attack or a stroke. At the time, he was in Washington D.C. Frederick Douglass died a thankful man.
Staff, History.com. “History.com.”
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January 15, 2009
Douglass, Frederick. Frederick Douglass, An American Slave.
United States Of America, Frederick Douglass, Print. 1845
Douglass Frederick. Life and Times of Frederick Douglass.
United States Of America, Frederick Douglass, Print.
Frederick Douglass was a social reformer. He was an African-American. His mother was Harriet Bailey. Harriet never knew Frederick’s father. Frederick’s last name was once Bailey, but later changed it to Douglass instead.
Douglass was known for being a former slave. He did escape and became an anti-slavery orator. Frederick also wrote three autobiographies describing what occurred while being a slave, but had received back his freedom. They say he was the most influential during the Nineteenth-Century. Douglass encouraged people often.
While Frederick was born in Baltimore, still a slave, he began learning to read. Sophia Auld taught him. Sophia was wife to the Master. Frederick never felt out of place when with Sophia. He felt normal and not just a slave.
Unlikely, Frederick says that going to Baltimore was crucial even to escape slavery. When Frederick was not at his best, he reminded himself of the words, ‘slavery would not always be able to hold me within its foul embrace.’ He saw the hands of Providence in guiding him to eventual freedom. During 1833, he was sent to work for Edward Covey. Edward was a slave driver. …show more content…
He was giving praise to God for his freedom. He felt he owed God his thanksgiving. On February 20 of 1895, he died from a heart attack or a stroke. At the time, he was in Washington D.C. Frederick Douglass died a thankful man.
Staff, History.com. “History.com.”
http://www.history.com/topics/black-history/frederick-douglass
January 15, 2009
Douglass, Frederick. Frederick Douglass, An American Slave.
United States Of America, Frederick Douglass, Print. 1845
Douglass Frederick. Life and Times of Frederick Douglass.
United States Of America, Frederick Douglass, Print.