11. Frederick douglass (1838-1860)

1. Marie Hesche 11. Frederick douglass (1838-1860)

2. Was an African-American abolitionist he was a slave who escaped slavery He was very educated and became famous for his speeches Douglass wrote several books about his time as a slave He became famous through fighting against slavery and for women's rights Frederick douglass

3. Was born in 1818, in Talbot County (Maryland) He was separated from his mother right after he was born and lived with his grandmother, he didn’t know who was his father when he was 7 years old he had to start working on a plantation A few years later his master died and Douglass had to work at his old owners brothers plantation His new owners wife, Mrs. Auld started teaching him how to read and write, but stopped when her husband found out Life as a slave

4. He was very upset with her He said, an educated slave would become dissatisfied and would start to desire freedom Douglass continued teaching himself how to read and write He started teaching other slaves from his plantation in Sunday school After 6 months they got caught Douglass was sent to Edward Covey, a poor farmer, who was known for softening slaves characters through whipping them He got whipped almost everyday, but started fighting back until Covey stopped punishing him Life as a Slave

5. he tried to escape twice, but caught in 1836 he met a free black woman, Anna Murray his wife Anna Murray she gave him strength and some money, so he was able to escape by train to New York they settled in New Bedford and married Escape

6. he became a member of a black church and listened to different speeches about abolishing slavery once he got asked to speak unexpectedly, he talked about his life as a slave and decided to become part of the anti-slavery movement in 1843 he took part at a anti-slavery project and traveled around for 6 months, holding speeches about his experiences, when he was still a slave in Indiana he got chased and beaten up after one of his speeches A New Life

7. He traveled to Ireland and Britain in fear, his old owner might want him back for working on his farm Douglass was surprised about the fact that there he was treated as good as a white man without any separation Some British and Irish men finally helped him to get purchased from his old owner to become a totally free man A New Life

8. after his return from Europe he started writing newspaper articles after his return from Europe he started writing newspaper articles

9. in 1848 Douglass was the only black man on the Seneca Falls Convention, discussing about women's rights he spoke about women, who should be allowed to vote Douglass though, it wouldn’t help America, just to allow black men to vote, women should get the same rights his opinion was, that women should get involved in politics, it would help to look at everything from even more different perspectives many people began to think about the unfairness of the limited voting rights after listening to his speech His Fight for Women’s Rights

10. He argued William Lloyd Garrison, because Douglass’ opinion was, that the Constitution was an anti-slavery document He believed, that a better education for black people in general would help solving the problem of their limited rights He wanted open schools for everybody Douglass argued, that they were all people, created by the same God, so there is no reason for not treating each other the same way Views on Necessary Changes

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