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    Frederick Douglass

    African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895)

    For other uses and other people with similar names, see Frederick Douglass (disambiguation).

    Frederick Douglass

    Portrait c.1879

    In office
    November 14, 1889 – July 30, 1891
    Appointed byBenjamin Harrison
    Preceded byJohn E. W. Thompson
    Succeeded byJohn S. Durham
    Born

    Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey


    c. February 14, 1818
    Cordova, Maryland, U.S.
    DiedFebruary 20, 1895(1895-02-20) (aged 77–78)
    Washington, D.C., U.S.
    Resting placeMount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York, U.S.
    Political partyRepublican
    Spouses

    • Anna Murray

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      (m. 1838; died 1882)​
    RelativesDouglass family
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    Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. February 14, 1818[a] – February 20, 1895) was an American social re

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    Frederick Douglass

    (1818-1895)

    Who Was Frederick Douglass?

    Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass was born into slavery sometime around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of causes, including women’s rights and Irish home rule.

    Among Douglass’ writings are several autobiographies eloquently describing his experiences in slavery and his life after the Civil War, including the well-known work Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.

    Early Life

    Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born around 1818 into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland. As was often the case with slaves, the exact year and date of Douglass' birth are unknown, though later in life he chose to celebrate it on February 14.

    Douglass initially lived with his maternal grandmother, Betty Bailey. At a ung age, Douglass was selected to live in the home of the plantation

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    The Life of Frederick Douglass

    Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, who was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland, in 1818, became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time. His journey from an enslaved child, separated at birth from his mother, to one of the most articulate orators of the 19th century, was nothing short of extraordinary. In defiance of a state law banning slaves from being educated, Frederick, as a young boy, was taught the alphabet and a few simple words by Sophia Auld, the wife of Baltimore slaveholder Hugh Auld. Frederick’s lessons ended abruptly one day when he heard Auld scold his wife, telling her that if a slave knew how to read and write it would make him unfit to be a slave. From that moment on, Frederick knew that education would be his pathway to freedom.

    “I didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted. ”Frederick Douglass

    At the age of 20, after several failed attempts, he escaped from s