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Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass is born a slave in Tuckhoe Talbot country maryland. Motheris a slave, Harriet Bailey. His Father is a white man rumored to be his master. -
Moves to plantation
Frederick moves to plantation on wye river, where he lives with his siblings: Perry, Sarah and Eliza. -
Joins east Baltimore
Frederick joins the east Baltimore mental improvement society, a debating club of free black men. -
Lewis is born
October 9 1840, son Lewis Henry is bon -
Return from oversea
Frederick Douglass return from overseas tour, and moves to Rochester, New York. -
Publishes second autobiography
Fredericks publication of his second autobiography, "My bondage and my freedom". -
Lincoln's proclamation
Jan 1 1863, Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation takes effect, abolishing slavery in the states that are "in rebellion". -
Equal right
the equal right party nominates Douglass for vice-president of the United States, on a ticket headed by Victoria C. Woodhull. -
Publishes final book
Frederick publishes his third and final autobiography, "The life and Times of Frederick Douglass". -
The U.S government instructs Douglass
The U.S government instructs Douglass to ask permission for the U.S navy to use the Haitian port town of mole st.Nicholas as a refueling station.