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8 de may. de 2024 · Frederick Douglass, African American abolitionist, orator, newspaper publisher, and author who is famous for his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself. He became the first Black U.S. marshal and was the most photographed American man of the 19th century.
Hace 3 días · Learn about Frederick Douglass, a key figure in the Civil War. This mini bio covers his life and impact on the Civil War era.Learn about the key personality ...
Hace 1 día · Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave, a leader of the anti-slavery movement in the North, editor of the abolitionist newspaper The North Star and, after the Civil War, a diplomat for the U.S. government. This excerpt is from an address on West India Emancipation, delivered August 4, 1857. Let me give you a word of the philosophy of reforms.
14 de may. de 2024 · His lifetime triumphs were many: abolitionist, women's rights activist, author, owner-editor of antislavery newspapers, fluent speaker of many languages, Minister to Haiti, and most respected African American orator of the 1800s.
10 de may. de 2024 · A decade after his escape from slavery, Frederick Douglass sent a letter to his former owner. In this document, he lamented that slavery was a condition that he dreaded more than death.
23 de abr. de 2024 · Born into slavery, abolitionist Frederick Douglass didn’t have a single day of formal education in his life and yet became one of the greatest orators in history, explained historian David W. Blight during the Friends of the University of Delaware Library’s Annual Dinner on April 4.
14 de may. de 2024 · President Obama’s recent visit to Ireland inspired a new wave of interest in the international experiences of formerly enslaved African American Frederick Douglass. He travelled to Britain in 1845 and spent the first few months of his trip gaining support from Irish audiences in Dublin, Cork, Limerick and Belfast, to name a few of ...
