Frederick Douglass: Abolitionist Leader

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Frederick Douglass was born a slave in 1818 on a plantation in Maryland.
He experienced many of the horrors of slavery, including hunger, beatings, and being sent to jail.
He escaped slavery in 1838 and settled in New Bedford, Massachusetts.
He became an abolitionist and spoke out against slavery.
In 1841, he spoke at an anti-slavery meeting on Nantucket Island and was very powerful and eloquent.
The audience asked him, “Have we been listening to a thing, a piece of property, or to a man?” and the answer was “A man! A man!”
Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the pioneering feminist, vividly recalled her first glimpse of Douglass on an abolitionist platform: “He stood there like an African prince, majestic in his wrath, as with wit, satire, and indignation he graphically described the bitterness of slavery and the humiliation of subjection.”
Douglass is one of the first fugitive slaves to speak out publicly against slavery.
Frederick Douglass was born a slave in Maryland in 1818
He became an eloquent speaker against slavery, and in 1845 escaped to England
He returned to the United States in 1847 and became a leading abolitionist
In 1851, Douglass was falsely accused of being a slave master, and fled to Canada
He returned to the United States in 1853 and continued to speak out against slavery
Douglass died in 1895

Frederick Douglass was born a slave in Maryland in 1818. He became an eloquent speaker against slavery, and in 1845 escaped to England. He returned to the United States in 1847 and became a leading abolitionist. In 1851, Douglass was falsely accused of being a slave master, and fled to Canada. He returned to the United States in 1853 and continued to speak out against slavery. Douglass died in 1895.

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Test your knowledge on the life and legacy of Frederick Douglass, a prominent abolitionist who escaped slavery and became a powerful speaker against the inhumane institution. Learn about his impactful contributions to the fight for freedom.