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Frederick Douglass
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Biographical Data
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Our abolitionist is named Frederick Douglass. He had two wives, his first wife was Anna Murray-Douglass, and the second wife was Helen Pitts Douglass.
Parents/Siblings
His mother's name was Harriet Bailey, and there was no corroborating information on a father. He had five siblings named Eliza, Perry, Kitty, Sarah, and Arianna.
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Birth/Death
Frederick Douglass was born on an unconfirmed date in Talbot County, MD.
Frederick Douglass died on February 20, 1895, Washington, D.C.
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Where he lived
Frederick grew up in Baltimore, D.C, and Rochester New York.
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Context
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Frederick Douglass lived during slavery and the civil war. Frederick was born into slavery. His mother was a slave, so he was a slave but he always wanted to be educated and a free man so that is what he did. Frederick Douglass was even alive during the Civil War. So in Frederick Douglass’ life, he saw the peak of slavery and the ending of it.
Childhood
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Frederick Douglass was born the son of a slave. Douglass rarely saw his mother before her death around 1825. Douglass lived with slaves until he lived in Baltimore, Maryland with Hugh Auld. Douglass has said this experience led him to the path of becoming an abolitionist. In Baltimore, Douglass learned how to read and write until he was sent back in to slavery. Douglass had to endure brutal conditions, which included not being fed and being beaten everyday.
Acomplishments
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In 1838, Douglass escaped from slavery and became a free man. In 1845, Douglass published Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, and he goes to England to escape slave hunters. In 1846, his freedom is purchased and he returns to America. In 1855, Douglass publishes My Bondage and My freedom. From 1861-1864, Douglass aids Lincoln in the Civil War and insists that they treat african-american soldiers better. In 1884, Frederick Douglass married Harry Ellen Pitts.
Famous Quotations
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- "It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men."
- "If there is no struggle, there is no progress."
- "Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will."
- "You have seen how a man was made a slave; you shall see how a slave was made a man."
- "Without a struggle, there can be no progress."