Frederick douglass

Frederick Douglass (1818-95) was a prominent American abolitionist, author and orator. Born a slave, Douglass escaped at age 20 and went on to become a world-renowned anti-slavery activist. His three autobiographies are considered important works of the slave narrative tradition as well as classics of American autobiography. Douglass’ work as a reformer ranged from his...

1822- Denmark Vesey organizes 1000s of African-Americans in secretly crafting about 250 pike heads & over 300 daggers. He plans to burn Charleston & initiate a general rebellion against oppression, but the plan is betrayed & Vesey and 34 others are hanged. The trial record is destroyed for fear that it will inspire others to follow his example.

The exact birth date of Frederick Douglass is unknown but it is known that in 1818, he was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland. He lived with his

This famed abolitionist’s story is even more fascinating than what many of us learn in school.

Kanye West wants freedom—white freedom. I could only have seen it there, on the waxed hardwood floor of my elementary-school auditorium, because I was young then, barely 7 years old, and cable had not yet come to the city, and if it had, my father would not have believed in it. Yes, it had to have happened like this, like folk wisdom, because when I think of that era, I do not think of MTV, but of the futile attempt to stay awake and navigate the yawning whiteness of Friday Night Videos, and…

The famed African-American reformer and writer, born 200 years ago this month, demands as much attention today as he did in his lifetime

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Profile Portrait of Frederick Douglass c. 1858 Daguerreotype, sixth plate, unknown maker The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Gift of Hallmark Cards, Inc Frederick Douglass has been called the father of the civil rights movement. He rose through determination, brilliance, and eloquence to shape the American nation. He was an abolitionist, human rights and women’s rights activist, orator, author, journalist, publisher, and social reformer.

Do you know who the most photographed American of the 19th century was? It's not George Custer (155 photos) or Walt Whitman or Abraham Lincoln (130 each).