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Frederick Douglass; an american slave

by idajemi on Mar 24, 2009

Frederick Douglass was an important man in the anti-slavery movement

Frederick Douglass was an important man in the anti-slavery movement

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FREDERICK DOUGLASS An American Slave Mrs. R. Pacheco English 121-1309-1
AN AMERICAN ABOLITIONIST, WOMEN'S SUFFRAGIST, EDITOR, ORATOR, AUTHOR, STATESMAN AND REFORMER
EARLY LIFE
- Born in Maryland, February 14, 1818.
- He saw his mother only four or five times in his life.
- His job in the farm was to keep the chickens out of the garden.
- He slept in the cold, damp floor.
- He ate in a large wooden tray on the ground.
LIFE AS A SLAVE
- Work in any weather.
- Whipped by his owners.
- Treated like an animal.
HOW HE REACT?
- He learned to read.
- He spoke to other slaves about freedom.
- He wrote passes for the slaves, and was arrested.
- He returned to his old master, and worked hard.
THE ESCAPE
- He escaped to New york.
- He married with Anna Murray.
- He spoke in anti-slavery meetings.
- He said:
- " I came into this world as a slave. I shall leave it as a free man. "
LEGACY