Frederick Douglass

Project by:Philip Szeszol and Paul Flanagan

FREDERICK DOUGLASS

• Born into Slavery, February 1818.• Originally Frederick Augustus Washington

Bailey• Date not exactly known, estimated.• Primary Caretaker was Grandmother, taken

to new plantation 1824.• 1826 – sent to Baltimore, learned to read

and write• Taught himself rhetoric and public speaking

EARLY LIFE

• Started “Secret Schools” for other slaves• 1836 – Planned to escape, but was caught.• Tried to buy freedom, unsuccessful.• 1838 – finally escaped, sent for Anna

Murray, got married.• Changed name to Douglass to throw off

slave catchers.• Developed abolitionist ideas after reading

about them.

YOUNG ADULTHOOD

• First spoke at public abolitionist convention in 1841.

• Impressed prominent leaders, got a reputation.

• Went on several speaking tours.• Wrote an instantly popular

autobiography in 1845.• Also went on tours in the UK.

PUBLIC SPEAKING CAREER

• 1847: North Star, an antislavery newspaper.

• 1851: merged, became the Frederick Douglass Paper.

• Made pamphlets, novellas, essays, and publications, occasionally gave speeches and tours.

• Fought for the fourteenth and fifteenth amendments.

• 1870: Slavery abolished, Douglass turned his pursuits elsewhere.

PUBLISHING CAREER

• After Abolitionism, became a Women’s rights activist.

• Moved to Washington D.C.• Held several government position,

Marshall, Recorder of Deeds, etc.• Douglass’s wife Anna died in 1882• He remarried Helen Pitts, another feminist

activist.• Died February 20, 1895.

LATER LIFE

• Movement against slavery and oppression of African-Americans

• Roots in groups not wanting the new territories to be slave.

• Fueled by the fervor of the Second Great Awakening.

• Became prominent in Northern Churches.

• Major argument leading to the Civil War.

ABOLITIONISM

• Ended with the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments.

• Stated that all involuntary servitude was illegal.

• All people are entitled to the natural rights, even African Americans.

• Men of any race are allowed to vote.

ABOLITIONISM CONT.

• Published many anti-slavery works that succeeded to convince many that slavery and oppression is wrong.

• Edited The North Star, an abolitionist newspaper that was published long-standingly until merging with another paper that then became Frederick Douglass’ Paper.

• Published three autobiographies of his trials and horrors of life as a slave.

• Gave colorful and moving speeches at many abolitionist conventions.• Held many public office positions, including being a U.S. Marshal,

Recorder of Deeds in Washington D.C., and was the first African-American Vice Presidential-Candidate.

• Was an avid women’s rights activist, attending many feminist conventions.

• Advisor to President Abraham Lincoln.

ACTS OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS

• Frederick Douglass’s efforts as an abolitionist influenced much of the push for emancipation of the slaves.

• Was one of the first men, let alone an African-American man, to advocate the push for women’s rights and suffrage. Would not fight for the right for African-Americans to be able to vote if women would not be allowed as well.

• Served as a living example that African-Americans were not as unintelligent as many slave owners claimed.

• “I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong.”

EFFECTS OF FREDERICK DOUGLASS’S ACTS

• "Biography of Frederick Douglass-Champion of Civil and Women's Rights." Biography of Frederick Douglass-Champion of Civil and Women's Rights. Frederick Douglass.org, 2011. Web. 03 Apr. 2013. <http://www.frederickdouglass.org/douglass_bio.html>.

• "Frederick Douglass Timeline." Frederick Douglass Timeline. The Library of Congress, 25 Aug. 2004. Web. 03 Apr. 2013. <http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/doughtml/timeline.html>.

• Frederick Douglass. Western New York Suffragists. Web. http://winningthevote.org/F-FDouglass.html.

• Stewart, James Brewer. Abolitionist Movement. History. Web. http://www.history.com/topics/abolitionist-movement

WORKS CITED

• Douglass, Frederick. The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro. Transcribed Speech. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4h2927t.html.

• Douglass, Frederick. The Hypocrisy of American Slavery. Transcribed Speech. http://www.historyplace.com/speeches/douglass.htm.

• Image of Frederick Douglass. Image. http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/Frederick_Douglass_c1860s.jpg/220px-Frederick_Douglass_c1860s.jpg&imgrefurl=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass&h=208&w=176&sz=1&tbnid=nYrrA2DA--PsqM:&tbnh=186&tbnw=157&zoom=1&usg=__ioDOJCxultQ5B09gVfUAqxLhRpI=&docid=3bJOwokomPGDqM&itg=1&hl=en&sa=X&ei=5ZhdUeftH-vC4AOd3YHoBA&ved=0CH0Q_B0wCg.

WORKS CITED CONT.