Narrative Of Frederick Douglass's Life Essay

Frederick Douglass Detailed Life Detailed account of the life of Frederick Douglass, written by himself in “Narrative of Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave” first published in 1846. Frederick Douglass’s life began as a slave born to a slave. Mr. Douglass reflections of the cruelty against slaves as seen from such an early age. This paper will summarize Mr. Douglass’s early childhood, escape from slavery, prosperity in the north and his rise to being a nonviolent abolitionist. The exact date or year is not known of Frederick Douglass’s birth but it was narrowed down to 1817-1820. He was born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey a slave in Maryland on Holme Hill Farm in Talbot County. His mother was a Harriet Bailey, a field slave from which he was taken at a very early age. Douglass shares, he barely knew his mother and she died around his seventh birthday. His father was rumored to be his mother’s slave owner, Aaron Anthony, but he does not deny or confirm it in his book. Mr. Douglass gives accounts of his childhood as milder than most slave, since he was a child, he worked in the house rather than the fields. Prior to his tenth birthday Frederick Douglass is given to Captain …show more content…
He was well respected by many and held conference with the president. Many years after his death, a statue of Frederick Douglass was made and placed in the Emancipation Hall. The unveiling was on June 19, 2013 also known to many African Americans as Juneteenth. The statue shows him as a man in his mid-fifties, the time in his life when his words caused the end of slavery. Frederick Douglass’s non-violent contributions and life have made changes many othere never thought were possible or could be attained. Prior to his death the Emancipation Proclamation was considered one of his greatest life