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Born into Slavery
Abolitionist leader Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery sometime around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. https://www.biography.com/people/frederick-douglass-9278324 -
Fredrick Douglass learns how to Read and Write
Defying a ban on teaching slaves to read and write, A Baltimore slaveholders wife taught Frederick Douglass the alphabet when he was 12. https://www.biography.com/people/frederick-douglass-9278324 -
Douglass is transferred to Edward Covey's Farm
As word spread of his efforts to educate fellow slaves, Thomas Auld took him back and transferred him to Edward Covey, a farmer who was known for his brutal treatment of the slaves in his charge. Douglass would later reveal that he beat up his slave master in a fight. https://www.history.com/topics/black-history/frederick-douglass -
Douglass Escapes Slavery
Escapes to freedom via the Underground Railroad, gets married and changes name to Fredrick Douglass. -
Douglass Speaks at an Abolitionist Meeting
Douglass speaks at an Abolitionist Meeting in Massachusetts and is employed as a lecturer by William Lloyd Garrison for the Anti-Slavery Society -
Publishes an Autobiography
Publishes "Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass, An American Slave". This book is wildly popular. -
Publishes Newspaper
Douglass publishes "The North Star" a weekly newspaper in Rochester, New York. -
Publishes Another Autobiography
He publishes his second autobiography "My Bondage and My Freedom" This book is also wildly popular and he also helps runaway slaves to find freedom via the Underground Railroad. -
Meets with Lincoln
Douglass met with President Lincoln to improve the treatment of African-American soldiers. -
Retires
Fredrick Douglass purchased a 15 acre piece of land that was named Cedar Hill and retired. -
Death
Fredrick Douglass suffered a heart attack after attending a women's rights meeting on February 20, 1895.
