“No man can be truly free whose liberty is dependent upon the thought, feeling and action of others, and who has himself no means in his own hands for guarding, protecting, defending and maintaining that liberty”. Free e- book Life and Times of Frederick Douglass Written by himself Hartford, Connecticut: Park Publishing, Co. 1881. Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is Douglass’ third autobiography published in 1881 and revised in 1892. In it he revisits events of his previous autobiographies and connects them to later events in his life such as his relationship with John Brown and Abraham Lincoln, his…
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“Believing that one of the best means of emancipating the slaves of the south is to improve and elevate the character of the free colored people of the north, I shall labor in the future, as I have labored in the past, to promote the moral, social, religious, and intellectual elevation of the free colored people; never forgetting my own humble origin, nor refusing, while Heaven lends me ability, to use my voice, my pen, or my vote, to advocate the great and primary work of the universal and unconditional emancipation of my entire race.” Free e-book My Bondage and…
Cedar Hill Frederick Douglass lived the of his life in his in Anacostia, Washington D.C. He purchased the house in 1877 and paid $6,700 to the Freedmen’s Savings and Trust Company, he and his family moved in the fall of 1878. Cedar Hill is now part of the Frederick Douglass National Historical Site and it is administered by the U.S. National Park Service. Douglass’ Cedar Hill residence is open for tours and preserved by the National Park Service. Third and last autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass In 1881 Douglass published his last of , . In it he…
This video by History Channel explains how Frederick Douglass, a fugitive slave, became one of the most respected abolitionist and civil rights leader.
Mini biography of Frederick Douglass by the Biography Channel
This video is a school project on the life and accomplishments of Frederick Douglass. The creators of the video are Robert Little and Alex Jordan.
Words were the medium of his life Frederick Douglass’ most important legacy was the use of his words to fight for the freedom and rights of African Americans. He used his oratory and writing skills throughout his life to communicate his desire to free African American slaves which led to the brought by President Abraham Lincoln. He then advocated for equal rights and opportunities for his fellow Americans as a Civil Rights leader. He published “The North Star” and “Frederick Douglass’ Paper to convey his message. He used his oratory skills until the day he died when he came home…
Frederick Douglass’ Cedar Hill House is located in the Federick Douglass National Historic Site in Anacostia, District of Columbia. The property is overseen by the National Park Service which is a bureau of the Department of the Interior. . Cedar Hill is open to the public for tours. . Originally built between 1855 and 1859 by architect John Van Hook, Douglass purchased the property and 9 ¾ acres of land from the Freemen’s Savings and Trust Company in 1877 for $6,700. He additionally purchased an adjacent 5 ¾ acres of land to add to his estate. After a year of…
According to his autobiography, , Douglass was born in Tuckahoe, near Hillsborough, about 12 miles from Easton in Talbot County, Maryland. in Aaron Anthony’s Holmes Hill Farm which provided young slaves to the Wye House plantation owned by Edward Lloyd. Generations of Lloyds had built up a considerable fortune since the seventeenth century to be considered one of the most influential and richest families in the state of Maryland. Frederick Douglass lived in Holmes Hill Farm under the care of his grandmother, Betsey Bailey, who also cared for other young children. His mother, Harriet Bailey, worked twelve miles away in…
When Frederick Douglass was 7 or 8 years old he was taken by his grandmother, Betsey Bailey, to the Great House in the Wye Plantation about twelve miles from his birthplace, . Here Douglass was left on his own for the first time. It was common practice to bring young slaves who were too young to work in the plantations to the main house to do house and yard work. The Great House in the Wye Plantation where Frederick Douglass experienced the brutality of slavery for the first time. The orangery, possibly the oldest greenhouse left in the United States.…