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\Frederick Washington Augustus Bailey is born
Frederick Douglass is born Frederick Washington Augustus Bailey in the year 1818 during what he refers to as "planting season" this time is belived to be around February . He is born in the area Tuckahoe, Tabot county. -
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Frederick Douglass' Lifespan
This is the Lifespan of Frederick Douglass -
Moves onto Colonel Lloyd's Plantation
Frederick Douglass is sold to Colonel Looyd and moves to one of his plantations on Wry River. -
Mother Dies ; Moves to Baltimore
Frederick Douglass' mother dies and is sent to live with Hugh Auld in Baltimore; Later that year his previous master dies and is now Hugh's property. -
Learning ro read; Works in Shipyard
Sophia auld teaches Frederick the basics of Reading and Writing before her husband Thomas stops her. In the next couple of years Frederick works as a shiphand and begins to learn Caulking -
1833-1835 Sent to Covey,
In the mix of 3 years he teaches other slaves to read and write before he is found out and punished. -
Ateempts to escape
Frederick Douglass makes an attempt to escape with a few other fellow slaves, but is found out, captured, and jailed for some time. -
Frederick Escapes
Frederick Douglass escapes slavery using the idenitfying credentials of a free black sailor. FFrederick makes it to New York and changes his last name to Johnson. -
Novel
Frederick realeases his auto-biography "The life and times of Frederick Douglass" -
Douglass and the Army
Frederick Douglass becomes a recruiter for the 54th Massachusetts Infantry, the first regiment of African-American soldiers; his sons Lewis and Charles join the regiment. Eventually his son Frederick Douglass Jr. becomes an army recruiter also. -
Douglass and the President
Meets with President Abraham Lincoln and discusses the underpay of the free blacks. -
The end of a great legacy
After giving a speech for womens' rights Frederick returns home and while describing the event to his wife he has a sudden heart attack and passes away
