Frederick Douglass Timeline by Charles Livingston

February 1818

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Frederick Douglass was born in Cordova, Maryland. He was the son of an enslaved woman and an unknown white man.

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He tried to escape from his master, but failed.

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He married Anna Murray-Douglass, a free black woman.

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He published his book, "Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass".

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He died.

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He published his second book, "My Bondage and My Freedom" which is an autobiographical slave narrative.

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he published his last autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass. The book covers his entire life.

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His maternal grandmother, who he lived with, died.

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He successfully escaped slavery by boarding a northbound train.

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He revised his book, "Life and Times of Frederick Douglass."