He obviously loses the argument and eventually Douglass moves to another shipyard where he learns the skill of caulking, while he has the freedom to live away from his master and find his own work, he still has to send a portion of his money back to his master and he is still technically not free. Douglass quickly becomes tired of being a slave and decides to escape to New York where he lives in fear he will be found out everyday. Douglass is told by abolitionist friends that is not safe in New York and he should run to New Bedford where they will be taken in by abolitionist. He meets Anna Murray, they get married and run off together New Bedford to attempt to not get recaptured. It is there where he changes his name from Frederick Johnson to Frederick Douglass. Eventually his friends pull together and buy his freedom so he is free to not live in hiding anymore. He begins to look more into abolitionism by reading ¨The Liberator¨ and starts attending anti-slavery meetings. He begins to make speeches about his experiences as a slave and soon becomes a widely recognized figure and
He obviously loses the argument and eventually Douglass moves to another shipyard where he learns the skill of caulking, while he has the freedom to live away from his master and find his own work, he still has to send a portion of his money back to his master and he is still technically not free. Douglass quickly becomes tired of being a slave and decides to escape to New York where he lives in fear he will be found out everyday. Douglass is told by abolitionist friends that is not safe in New York and he should run to New Bedford where they will be taken in by abolitionist. He meets Anna Murray, they get married and run off together New Bedford to attempt to not get recaptured. It is there where he changes his name from Frederick Johnson to Frederick Douglass. Eventually his friends pull together and buy his freedom so he is free to not live in hiding anymore. He begins to look more into abolitionism by reading ¨The Liberator¨ and starts attending anti-slavery meetings. He begins to make speeches about his experiences as a slave and soon becomes a widely recognized figure and