Frederick Duglass by Marco Comiksdj https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais Conçu avec un éclair de génie en-us 2019-03-25 17:01:06 UTC 2019-03-25 19:10:41 UTC hello@padlet.com His birthdate and year are unknown although he celebrated it on February 14th. He was believed to be of mixed race, with African, European and Native American blood flowing through his veins. marcotosi2004 https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais/wish/344952910 2019-03-25 17:55:38 UTC https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais/wish/344952910 As soon as he was able to, he sent for Anna and she joined him in New York where they were married on September 15, 1838, less than two weeks after his escape. marcotosi2004 https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais/wish/344955476 2019-03-25 18:00:51 UTC https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais/wish/344955476 They initially took the name Johnson but adopted the last name Douglass after they moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts, which had a thriving free black community. The couple would eventually have five children, three boys and two girls. The couple joined the African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and Frederick became a licensed minister in 1839. This would begin his times as a public speaker and in 1840 he gave a speech in Elmira, New York, one of the stops on the Underground Railroad. marcotosi2004 https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais/wish/344955689 2019-03-25 18:01:20 UTC https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais/wish/344955689 In 1837 he began a relationship with Anna Murray who was from Baltimore, Maryland. She was a free woman of color and was five years older than him. The thought of being a slave married to a free woman was too much for him and he decided to try another escape attempt. On September 3, 1838 he jumped aboard a Philadelphia, Wilmington & Baltimore train, headed north and got off in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Rather than continue on the train which would have taken him to Pennsylvania, a free state, he got off in Havre de Grace and ventured across Delaware, another slave state marcotosi2004 https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais/wish/344956145 2019-03-25 18:02:14 UTC https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais/wish/344956145 The journey across Delaware was very short and using a sailor’s uniform and money provided by Anna and identification papers that he obtained from a free Black seaman, he rode a steam-ferry to Perryville, Maryland and then a train to Wilmington, Delaware. He then caught a steamboat across the Delaware River until he finally reached Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, one of the most stridently anti-slavery states in the country. He continued on until he reached the safe house of abolitionist David Ruggles in New York City. The nerve-racking trip took just under 24 hours and he rejoiced about gaining his freedom. marcotosi2004 https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais/wish/344956291 2019-03-25 18:02:30 UTC https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais/wish/344956291 Frederick Douglas was more than just an abolitionist speaker. He took the plight of slaves on his back and championed their freedom to the world, disregarding his own personal safety and liberty. In a time when Blacks had almost no voice, he had the ear of the masses. marcotosi2004 https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais/wish/344959061 2019-03-25 18:08:10 UTC https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais/wish/344959061 Frederick Douglass was the most well-known Black person in America as he bravely fought for the cause of the abolishment of slavery in the United States. marcotosi2004 https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais/wish/344986895 2019-03-25 19:10:29 UTC https://padlet.com/marcotosi2004/anglais/wish/344986895