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Frederick Douglass was born in February, 1818, originally named Fredrick Augustus Washington Bailey and was born into slavery.

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When Frederick was 8, his owner had sent him to Baltimore, Maryland, where he learned to read. At 15, he attempted to escape slavery, but was caught.

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Frederick made another escape attempt in 1838 and was successful. He fled to New York, but later moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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In 1841 during an antislavery convention, he was asked to recall his time as a slave. By doing so, he moved his audience and became an agent of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society.

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Frederick's first autobiography written in 1845 cemented him as an abolitionist. he also wrote other autobiographies which got him even more respect as an abolitionist, and an escaped slave.

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Frederick's work with the Anti-Slavery Society

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Frederick's work with the Anti-Slavery Society

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Frederick went around the country to promote abolition and the organization's agenda. He amongst others who had escaped slavery conditions described and explained their experiences frequently.

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In 1859, Frederick met James brown at a quarry in Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. He was invited by Brown to a raid on the Federal Arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia. Unexpectedly, Douglass declined the invitation.

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Shortly after the raid, Douglass was sent word that the police were trying to arrest him as an accomplice. He fled to Canada as quickly as possible and later went to Europe for a lecture tour. In 1860, he returned to America after finding out his youngest daughter, Annie, had died.

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During the American Civil war, Douglass was an advisor to President Lincoln, playing quite a role in convincing Lincoln to give enslaved people arms, and make abolition prioritized.

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Frederick Douglass spent the last years of his life at Cedar Hill, his house in Washington D.C. He spent his time staying committed to social justice. He eventually died on February 20, 1895