“No,” thought I, “ you need not; for you will come off worse than you did before (Douglass, 2). This quote, along with this incident, was one of the major turning points in the life of Frederick Douglass . This battle was really important for Frederick because it gave him full compensation for whatever else might follow, even death. It gave him self- confidence and determination of being free. ( Douglass ,2).Frederick finally felt like he could stand up for himself and how he could help others. Frederick was born in February, 1818.The exact date is unknown but they celebrate it on February 14th. Douglas originally lived with his grandmother , Betty Bailey . Later on he was selected to work with the plantation owners his dad worked with. He first learned to read and write at the age of twelve from Baltimore slaveholder’s wife. He also learned from white children and other people in the neighborhood. ( Douglass Biography, Read and write). Trough reading newspapers and political writing, he started understanding all the political ways and how many people didn't have rights or didn't have a saying. Frederick Douglass tried to escape from Mr. Covey after the battle they had against each other. He got tired of getting beat every day by Mr. Convey so he finally escaped after the second try. …show more content…
He first began with teaching them how to read the New Testament at the weekly church Services. People were so interested in learning that in a week he had more than 40 slaves that were attending to the lessons. Around this time he met his wife, Murray , and she helped him get to New York and they got married on September 15, 1838. Once they got married they adopted a little boy named Johnson to disguise their identity. Frederick and Anna had five kids together, but 2 of his kids died at age 10 on a terrible tragedy. ( abolitionist