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The Life of Frederick Douglass

Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, who was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland, in 1818, became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time. His journey from an enslaved child, separated at birth from his mother, to one of the most articulate orators of the 19th century, was nothing short of extraordinary. In defiance of a state law banning slaves from being educated, Frederick, as a young boy, was taught the alphabet and a few simple words by Sophia Auld, the wife of Baltimore slaveholder Hugh Auld. Frederick’s lessons ended abruptly one day when he heard Auld scold his wife, telling her that if a slave knew how to read and write it would make him unfit to be a slave. From that moment on, Frederick knew that education would be his pathway to freedom.

“I didn’t know I was a slave until I found out I couldn’t do the things I wanted. ”Frederick Douglass

At the age of 20, after several failed attempts, he escaped from slavery and arrived in New York City on Sept. 4, 1838. Frederick Bailey, who changed his last name to

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Frederick Douglass

African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist (c. 1818–1895)

For other uses and other people with similar names, see Frederick Douglass (disambiguation).

Frederick Douglass
Portrait c.1879
In office November 14, 1889 – July 30, 1891
Appointed by	Benjamin Harrison
Preceded by	John E. W. Thompson
Succeeded by	John S. Durham
Born	Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey c. February 14, 1818 Cordova, Maryland, U.S.
Died	February 20, 1895(1895-02-20) (aged 77–78) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Resting place	Mount Hope Cemetery, Rochester, New York, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouses	Anna Murray (m. 1838; died 1882)
Relatives	Douglass family
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Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. February 14, 1818^[a] – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He became the most important leader of the move

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

He escaped slavery at age 20 and went on to become one of the most important political activists fighting for emancipation and the equality of all people. He published three autobiographies, spent years writing and editing an influential abolitionist newspaper, broke barriers for African Americans in government service, served as an international spokesman and statesman, and helped combat racial prejudice during the Reconstruction Era. And yet there is even more to know about Frederick Douglass’ remarkable story than the facts we learn in school.

Here are a few things that might surprise you about this pioneering historic figure as the National Park Service prepares to celebrate the bicentennial of his birth at the Frederick Douglass National Historic Site in Washington, D.C., February 17-18, 2018.

1. One of the reasons we celebrate Black History Month in February is because of Frederick Douglass. Historian and educator Carter G. Woodson founded the precursor to Black History Mon