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Birth
Born a slave, Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, in Talbot County, Maryland -
Learns to Read
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Douglass marries Anna
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Joins anti-slavery conventions
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First Narrative of Frederick Douglass is published
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Douglass joins "North Star"
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Frederick Douglass is The Draw
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2nd book is released
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His escape
Frederick Douglass escapes to Canada to avoid being arrested as an accomplice in John Brown's plan to seize Harper's Ferry and sails to England. -
Advisor in Civil War
Frederick Douglass was Abraham Lincoln's advisor during the Civil War -
Attends convention for women
Frederick Douglass attends convention of Equal Rights Association. -
Douglass appointed Marshall
Frederick Douglass was nominated US Marshall. -
Appointed Recorder of Deeds
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Douglass' second marriage
Frederick Douglass marries Helen Pitt, his secretary, -
Douglass' death
Frederick Douglass died of a heart attack after a women's right convention.