Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass

by Oscar

Frederick Douglass

by Oscar

Questions will be at the end.

Frederick Douglass was born in 1818...a slave.

  His master was like a father to him.

His master took care of  Douglass and had fun with Douglass all the time... 

He took care of  Douglass and had fun with Douglass all the time... 

Until he went to live with his grandma.

With 11 other kids.

For only one year.

Because he got sent to live with Aaron Anthony.

Then he got sent to live with the Aulds over in baltimore.

He asked Sophia Auld (Mr.Auld's daughter) to teach him how to read and write.

 She started to teach him but they did not get so far because Mr. Auld broke it up.

Later that year Douglass was told that his mother (Harriet Baily) past away.

After that he tried to escape.

He failed

He failed

Then the Aulds traded Douglass to Mr. Covey

Covey was not a nice master.

Covey was not a nice master.

Not nice as in...

P.S. he did this alot

So Douglass tried to run away.

He failed

He failed

He failed

AGAIN

surprise surprise   

He got away!!!

One year later he wrote a book.

In the book he talks about the previous year.

In the previous year he became an abolitoinist.

In the previos year he became an abolitoinist.

abolitionThe legal prohibition and ending of slavery, esp. of slavery of blacks in the U.S.

 He was against the oppression of woman.

The exercise of authority or power in a burdensome, cruel, or unjust manner.

-Noun

op'pres'ion

In the following three years he became...

 ...an athor,editor,diplomat and a good speaker.

 ...an athor,editor,diplomat and a good speaker.

A diplomat is a person appointed by a state to conduct diplomacy  with another state or international organization.

Frederick Douglass had two spouses and five kids.

His spouses were named...Anna Murray and Helen Pitts.

His five kids were named...Frederick Douglass, Jr.Annie DouglassLewis Henry Douglass Rosetta Douglassand Charles Remond Douglass

Annie Douglass is not in this picture because...

 She died at the age of ten.Because she got very ill.

Frederick Douglass died from a heart attack at the age of 77  

Why was Frederick Douglass famous?

because he wrote five books, also...

Because all the quotes he imbeded in his speeches... the majority of those quotes are on the internet today.

Some of those quotes are...

''A gentleman will not insult me, and no man not a gentleman can insult me.''

''I didn't know I was a slave until I found out I couldn't do the things I wanted.''

''If there is no struggle, there is no progress.''

And he made a huge impact by encouraging 165,000 African American familys to get an education.

He also started a campain for womans rights.

Thank you for watching!!!!!

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