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Frederick Douglass

  • 1. Frederick Douglass

  • 2. Biography • Born 1818 into slavery in Maryland, on the eastern shore of the Chesapeake Bay. • “I have no accurate knowledge of my age, never having seen any authentic record containing it.” • Separated from his mother at an early age; lives with his maternal grandmother on a plantation – the Wye House Plantation. • Begins to learn the alphabet at 12 years old.

  • 3. Portrait of Frederick Douglass, Age 29.

  • 4. Wye House Plantation

  • 5. Publication of Narrative • Published in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave became an immediate bestseller. • William Lloyd Garrison, a Northern abolitionist and publisher of The Liberator, mentors Douglass. • Douglass begins touring, giving abolition speeches at conventions across the Northeast.

  • 6. Douglass Travels to Ireland • "Eleven days and a half gone and I have crossed three thousand miles of the perilous deep. Instead of a democratic government, I am under a monarchical government. Instead of the bright, blue sky of America, I am covered with the
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    Frederick Douglass

  • Frederick Douglass 1817(?)-1895

  • Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland and was separated from his mother soon after birth. • Because birth records were not kept for children born in slavery, Douglass was never sure of his exact age. • He received no formal education, but taught himself how to read with the help of members of the household he served. • Later on these same people were enraged when they saw him reading a book or a newspaper.

  • When he was about 21, Douglass escaped to freedom in Massachusetts where he married and began speaking publicly against slavery. • Also at this time, he changed his last name from Bailey to Douglass after the hero in The Lady of the Lake by Sir Walter Scott.

  • In 1845, Douglass moved to England, mainly to escape the danger he faced as a runaway slave, especially after the publication of his autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. • While there he continued to speak out against slavery, and British friends collected around 700 dollars and bought his freed

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    Frederick Douglass�Abolitionist

    Life as a Slave

    • Frederick Douglass, was born a slave in Talbot County, Maryland sometime between 1816 to 1818.
    • He was separated from his mother, Harriet Bailey, when he was still an infant.
    • She died when Douglass was about 7.

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    Life as a Slave

    • When Douglass was about 12, his owner’s wife broke the law by teaching him some letters of the alphabet.
    • Douglass succeeded in learning to read from white children in the neighborhood in which he lived, and by observing the writings of the men with whom he worked.

    Life as a Slave

    • When his owner discovered he could read, he strongly disapproved, saying that if a slave learned to read, he would become dissatisfied with his condition and desire freedom.
    • At the age of 15, Frederick was sent to a poor farmer who had a reputation as a "slave-breaker," where Douglass was whipped regularly.

    From Slavery to Freedom

    • Douglass successfully escaped slavery on September 3, 1838, boarding a train to Maryland, dressed in a sailor's uniform and c

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