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Early Life
Fredderick Douglass was born in 1817 or 1818 in Talbot County,Maryland.At the age of 8,Frederick was sent to live in Baltimore as house servant with the family of Hugh Auld. -
Escaped
In 1838,Frederick escaped to New York City,where he lived as a freeman.He married Anna Murray of Baltimore,a free woman.They setted in New Bedford,Massachusetts,and Frederick changed his last name to Douglass. -
Antislavery Work
At an antislavery convention in 1841 in Nantucket,Massachusetts,Douglass was invited to describe his experiences as a slave. -
On the Newspaper
In 1847,Douglass founded an antislavery newspaper in Rochester, New York, called The North Star.While in Rochester, Douglass helped to smuggle escaped slaves to Canada via the Underground Railroad. -
Later Life
During the Civil War,Douglass was a consultant to President Abe Lincoln.Douglass suggestthat former slaves should be givin weapons to fight for the North. -
After War
After the Civil War,Douglass held several government offices.He also continued to fight for human rights until he died in Washington,D.C., on Feb. 20,1895.
