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FrederickDouglass February1818–February20,1895

FrederickDouglasswasverywellrespectedasanabolitionist(onewhowantedto

endslavery),anoratorandawriter.Hewrotemanybooksandwasappointedby

PresidentBenjaminHarrisontobetheU.S.MinisterResidenttoHaiti.Eventhoughhewas

bornintoslaveryinthestateofMarylandhebecameawell-educatedpersonandspeaker.

Infact,thereweremanywhocouldn’tbelievethathewasonceaslave.

WhileonaslaveplantationinMaryland,Frederickwasseparatedfromhisparents

andgrandparents.HewastakentoBaltimoretolivewithafamily.Thankfully,awoman

namedSophiaAuldcaredforFrederickattheageof12.SophiamadesurethatFrederick

wasfedandclothedproperlyandtaughthimthealphabet.However,somepeopleatthat

timedidn’tthinkthatslavesshouldbeeducatedsoFrederickhadtolearntoreadandwrite

insecret.Frederickbelievededucationwasimportant.Heisquotedtohavesaid,

“knowledgeisthepathwayfromslaverytofreedom.”Fredrickwouldreadanythingthathe

couldgethishandson.Hewouldreadnewspapers,pamphletsandbooks.Eventually,he

washiredtoteachSundaySchoolwherehewouldreadtheNewTestamentBibletoabout

40otherslaves.Thiswentonforsometimeuntiltheslaveownersnoticedhowwellthe

studentswerelearningandeventuallyshutitdown.Bytheageof20,Frederickfellinlove

withAnna-MurraywhowasafreeslaveinBaltimore.Sheprovidedmoneyandclothingfor

FredericktoescapetoNewYork,afreestate.Annawentwithhimandtheyweremarried

onSeptember15,1838.

OnApril14,1876,FrederickDouglassgavethekeynotespeechattheunveilingof

theEmancipationMemorialinLincolnPark.Thereweremanyotherachievementsand

honorsthatFrederickDouglassachieved.Heleavesalegacythatasaformerslavehe

overcamemanychallenges,andheshouldbeaninspirationtousall.

“HowSlaveryAffectedAfricanAmericanFamilies”,NationalHumanitiesCenter,2011

“Biography–EarlyLifeofFrederickDouglassHeritage,December22,2016

NarrativeoftheLifeofFrederickDouglass,anAmericanSlave&IncidentsintheLifeofa

SlaveGirl(Jacobs,H.andAppiah,K2004)

TestYourThinkingSkills

1.Accordingtothearticlewhatisthemeaningofthewordabolitionist?

A.apersonwhoisaslave

B.aslaveowner

C.someonewhowantstostopslavery

D.aneducatedpersonandspeaker

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutFrederickDouglas?

A.Hewasbornintoslavery

B.HeescapedtoNewYork,whichwasafreestate

C.Asachildhewasseparatedfromhisparentsandgrandparents

D.FredericklearnedtoreadataslaveschoolinMaryland

3.Readthesentencebelowfromthepassage.

Heleavesalegacythatasaformerslaveheovercamemanychallengesandheshouldbeaninspirationtousall.

Whatdoestheauthormeanbyheshouldbeaninspirationtousall.Choosethebestanswer.

A.weshouldallcaremoreabouteducation

B.weshouldriseaboveourchallengestomakeadifference

C.weshouldtryhard

D.wecanalllearntoread

4.FrederickDouglaswasquotedassaying,“knowledgeisthepathwayfromslaverytofreedom.”PleaseexplainwhatyouthinkFrederickDouglasmeantbythisstatement.

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TestYourThinkingSkillsAnswerSheet

1.Accordingtothearticlewhatisthemeaningofthewordabolitionist?

A.apersonwhoisaslave

B.aslaveowner

C.someonewhowantstostopslavery

D.aneducatedpersonandspeaker

2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaboutFrederickDouglas?

A.Hewasbornintoslavery

B.HeescapedtoNewYork,whichwasafreestate

C.Asachildhewasseparatedfromhisparentsandgrandparents

D.FredericklearnedtoreadataslaveschoolinMaryland

3.Readthesentencebelowfromthepassage.

Heleavesalegacythatasaformerslaveheovercamemanychallengesandheshouldbeaninspirationtousall.

Whatdoestheauthormeanbyheshouldbeaninspirationtousall.Choosethebestanswer.

A.weshouldallcaremoreabouteducation

B.weshouldriseaboveourchallengestomakeadifference

C.weshouldtryhard

D.wecanalllearntoread

4.FrederickDouglaswasquotedassaying,“knowledgeisthepathwayfromslaverytofreedom.”PleaseexplainwhatyouthinkFrederickDouglasmeantbythisstatement.

Answersmayvary

Lackofknowledgeholdsusbackfromachievingallwecouldbe.Learningnew

knowledgekeepsusfrombeingenslavedtoourcurrentlifeconditions.Whenwelearn

newthingswearefreetoexperiencenewopportunities.

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