https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818 en-us 2018-11-13 23:38:44 UTC 2026-03-20 19:35:13 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-uploads.storage.googleapis.com/308348950/7eb2a3a0487c72a935c2f56c76e6b411/fred.jpg kinaly1092 https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304078292 Fredrick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland around 1818. The exact year and date of his birth are unknown, so chose to celebrate it on February 14th. Frederick was separated from his mother as an infant, so he lived his grandmother, Betty Bailey. He did not know his father.]]> 2018-11-13 23:44:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304078292 kinaly1092 https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304079081 When Douglass was 12, his master's wife, Sophia, taught him the alphabet, even though it was illegal. When his master, Hugh Auld, told his wife to stop teaching Frederick, he continued to learn from white children in the neighborhood. Frederick read a lot of newspaper and also political writings and literature. ]]> 2018-11-13 23:48:56 UTC https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304079081 kinaly1092 https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304079975 Frederick shared his knowledge with other slaves. He also taught other slaves how to read the New Testament at a weekly church service.
More than 40 slaves would attend the lessons. ]]> 2018-11-13 23:53:59 UTC https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304079975 kinaly1092 https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304080339 When Douglass was 16 years old, he was sent to work for Edward Covey. Covey's nickname was the "slave-breaker." Covey's abuse nearly broke Frederick's mindset. After Douglass won a physical conflict, Covey never beat him again and Frederick tried to escape from slavery twice before he succeeded.]]> 2018-11-13 23:56:24 UTC https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304080339 kinaly1092 https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304081271 On September 15, 1838, Frederick married a free black woman, Anna Murray. Anna helped him escape slavery in Baltimore. After Douglass and Murray got married, they adopted the name of Johnson to disguise Douglass's identity. They both then settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts. In Massachusetts, they adopted Douglass as their married name.]]> 2018-11-14 00:00:50 UTC https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304081271 kinaly1092 https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304081919 On September 3, 1838, Frederick took a train to Havre de Grace, Maryland. He disguised himself as a free black seaman. Douglass made it to the safe house of abolitionist David Ruggles in New York in less than 24 hours. When he arrived, Frederick sent for Anna Murray (his future wife) to meet him in New York.]]> 2018-11-14 00:04:17 UTC https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304081919 kinaly1092 https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304083486 On June 24, 1839, Anna and Frederick welcomed their first child, Rosetta Douglass. They had four other children, Lewis Henry (1840), Frederick Jr. (1842), Charles Remond (1844), and Annie (1849) who died when she was 10 years old.]]> 2018-11-14 00:14:40 UTC https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304083486 kinaly1092 https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304084130 Rosetta and Charles helped their father in the production of his newspaper "The North Star." The newspaper was an anti-slavery newspaper.]]> 2018-11-14 00:19:13 UTC https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304084130 kinaly1092 https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304085527 After Anna Murray died, Douglass married a white feminist, Helen Pitts, from Honeoye, New York. Douglass' children were very displeased with the relationship. Their marriage cause a controversy because they were an interracial couple and Pitts was nearly 20 years younger the Douglass. Douglass and Pitts remained married until his death 11 years later.]]> 2018-11-14 00:27:31 UTC https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304085527 kinaly1092 https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304086404 In 1843, Frederick went on a lecture tour through the Midwest. During the tour, he was chased and beaten by an angry mob before being rescued by a local Quaker family.]]> 2018-11-14 00:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304086404 kinaly1092 https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304086947 After Douglass published his first autobiography, "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass", he traveled overseas to talk about the evils of slavery. He remained in 
Ireland and Britain for two years.]]> 2018-11-14 00:35:42 UTC https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304086947 kinaly1092 https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304087901 In 1847, Douglass' British supporters raised money to buy his legal freedom. Frederick returned to the United States as a free man.]]> 2018-11-14 00:40:38 UTC https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304087901 kinaly1092 https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304088337 Frederick was the only African American to attend the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls, New York. He became an outspoken supporter of women's rights. ]]> 2018-11-14 00:43:01 UTC https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304088337 kinaly1092 https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304089027 On February 20, 1895, Fredrick Douglass passed away of a massive heart attack after returning from a meeting of the National Council of Women in Washington, D.C. He was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York. ]]> 2018-11-14 00:46:28 UTC https://padlet.com/kinaly1092/frederickdouglass1818/wish/304089027