Frederick Douglass

By Ascavo
  • birth

    birth
    Frederick Douglass was born 1818 into a life of slavery.
  • childhood

    childhood
    he see's his grandmother being beaten by his master and is tormented by it.
  • Frederick moves to new plantation

    Frederick moves to new plantation
    Frederick is sent to a plantation in Baltimore, where he thinks it will be better for him.
  • Frederick learns

    Frederick learns
    At Baltimore his master's wife Mrs. Auld teaches him his letters and how to read, but soon his master finds out and stops this immediately.
  • more learning

    more learning
    Frederick bribes some white kids with food to further his reading and writing skills.
  • Frederick is broken

    Frederick is broken
    Frederick is sent to Mr. Covey and after a while he had broken him, made him back into a slave.
  • Sabbath school

    Sabbath school
    Frederick teaches the other slaves how to read and wright, the masters think they and boxing each other.
  • plan to get free

    plan to get free
    Frederick and some of his friends make a play to canoeing down river at night.
  • Frederick Douglass dies

    Frederick Douglass dies
    Frederick dies a free man after a long life of slavery.