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America the Story of Us: Frederick Douglass | History

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Being a slave who had successfully escaped, Frederick Douglass was able to communicate the plight of slaves as no one else cold. Own America: The Story of Us on DVD or Blu-ray!

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Harriet Tubman Important Events Timeline

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Harriet Tubman Important Events Timeline

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1818  | Born a slave, Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, in Talbot County, Maryland.
1826-1838  | Taught to read by his owner's wife. Works in Baltimore as servant and laborer.
Changes his name to Frederick Douglass and escapes to freedom in the
North. Marries Anna Murray, a free Baltimore women
1839 | First hears abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison and Wendell Phillips.
1841-1847  | Speaks at an abolitionist meeting in Massachusetts and is employed as a lecturer for the Anti-Slavery Society
1845  | Publishes Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave.
Leaves for England and Scotland to escape slave hunters.
1846  | English admirers purchase Douglass' freedom and he returns to the US.
1847  | Publishes the North Star, a weekly newspaper in Rochester, New York.
Becomes an eloquent spokesman for emancipation and for the rights of
women.
Meets John Brown in Springfield, Massachusetts.
1848  | Attends first Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York.
1851  | Breaks with Garrison over the issue of political action to end slavery, which Garrison opposes.
1853  | Visits Harriet Beecher Stowe at her home.
1855  | Publishes his second autobiography, My Bondage, and My Freedom. Helps runaway slaves to find freedom via the Underground Railroad.
1858  | John Brown stays at Douglass' home in Rochester while planning to encourage a slave revolt.
1859  | Douglass refuses to support Brown and his planned raid on Harper's Ferry.
1861-1864  | Works to aid the Union cause. Meets with President Lincoln to improve the treatment of African-American soldiers. Attends President Lincoln's second inauguration.
1865  | Receives President Lincoln's walking stick from Mrs. Lincoln.
1872-1881  | Moves to Washington, DC, and purchases Cedar Hill, a fifteen-acre estate.
1878 | Becomes federal marshal for the District of Columbia in 1877 and
recorder of deeds in 1881.
1884-1887  | Marries Helen Pitts, a white woman from Rochester, New York. They travel to England, France, Italy, Egypt, and Greece in 1886-87.
1889-1891  | Appointed minister resident and consul general to the Republic of Haiti.
Resigns and returns to Cedar Hill in 1891. Continues to speak for oppressed
people and as a champion of human rights.
1895  | Dies on February 20 at Cedar Hill after attending a women's rights meeting.

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A picture of Fredrick Douglass (1818–1895)

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Frederick Douglass (1818-95) was a prominent American abolitionist, author and orator. Born a slave, Douglass escaped at age 20 and went on to become a world-renowned anti-slavery activist. His three autobiographies are considered important works of the slave narrative tradition as well as classics of American autobiography. Douglass’ work as a reformer ranged from his abolitionist activities in the early 1840s to his attacks on Jim Crow and lynching in the 1890s. For 16 years he edited an influential black newspaper and achieved international fame as an inspiring and persuasive speaker and writer. In thousands of speeches and editorials, he levied a powerful indictment against slavery and racism, provided an indomitable voice of hope for his people, embraced antislavery politics and preached his own brand of American ideals.