Who Is Frederick Douglass An Abolitionist

Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born a slave in Maryland on the Eastern Shore, around the year of 1818. Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey changed his name to Frederick Douglass when he escaped and became a free man. Frederick is known for being a world-renewed anti- slavery activist, and an American abolitionist. He is a significant and inspiring public speaker provided confidence and comfort for many African Americans.

As a child, he spent his childhood with his grandparents and his aunt. He only got to see his mother a handful of times before she passed always. At the age of eight he was sent to Baltimore he lived with Hugh Auld a ship carpenter. In Baltimore he had a life changing experience. He learned how to read, and also

While spending his time in Ireland and Britain Douglass gave speeches about slavery. In Britain Douglass become a legal free with the help of British supporters. In 1847, Frederick Douglass returned back to the United States. Upon returning to New York, Douglass published the North Star, a weekly newspaper in Rochester, New York. The North Star an ant-slavery newspaper discarded that race and sex does not matter, and he wrote that “ God is the Father of us all, and we are all brethren.” Frederick Douglass meet John Brown a white abolitionist. They developed a close relationship because they both had the same mission on slavery. Brown tried to convince Douglass into the Harpers Ferry raid, but Douglass denied his plan. John Brown and his followers were hanged for treason. Frederick stated “John Brown is a symbol for the violent over throw of the slave system.” Frederick supported women’s right, and also became outspoken supporter. In 1848, He attended the first women’s right convention at Seneca Falls, New York. He also was the only African American to attend the convention. Frederick expressed his feeing on the situation that women were not allowed to vote, so he chose not to vote. Even though he supported women’s right, he also supported the Fifteen Amendment. Women’s right activist became anger because the Fifteen Amendment banned discrimination based on race, but upholding sex-based

Douglass played a major role in the Civil War. In 1863, Douglass conversed with President Abraham Lincoln that slaves should be recruited in the Arm forces and that abolition of slavery should be a target of the war. President Lincoln announced the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, after the announcement all African American slaves were free and they could serve in the Union Army. Douglass influenced many African American to join the Union Army. The 54th Massachusetts Regiment was the first all black regiment and Douglass children, Charles Douglass and Lewis Douglass joined the 54th Massachusetts Regiment. By the end of the war, Douglass was known was the leader of black America. After the Civil War end Douglass kept fighting for equality for African Americans. He spoke out for equal rights and expressed his thoughts “Let us have no country, but a free country, liberty for all and chains for none. Let us have one law, one gospel, equal rights for all, and I am sure God's blessing will be upon us and we shall be a prosperous and glorious