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Frederick Douglas

By: Elijah Strickland

Elijah Strickland
A.P. World History
December 7, 2012
Frederick Douglas

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1818 Feb
Frederick Douglass is Born

1824
Douglass Moves to Plantation on Wye River

1826
Douglass is Sent to Baltimore to Live with Hugh Auld

1827
Sophia Auld Teaches Douglass to Read

1829
Douglass Begins Work in Shipyard as General Assistant

1831
Douglass Learns of Abolitionist Movement

1833
Frederick Douglass Works for Thomas Auld in St. Michaels, Maryland

1836
Douglass's First Attempt to Escape Slavery

1838 Sep 3
Frederick Douglass Escapes From Slavery

1838 Sep 16
Douglass and Anna Murray Arrive in New Bedford

1839
Douglass Subscribes to The Liberator

1841
Douglass Speaks at Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society Convention

1843
Douglass is Beaten by Mob

1845
Douglass Publishes Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass

1845 Oct 20
Douglass Delivers Speech - Intemperance and Slavery

1845 Nov 11
Douglass Delivers Address in Ireland

1846 May 12
Douglass Delivers London Reception Speech at Finsbury Chapel

1846 Dec 23
Douglass Delivers Address in Leeds, England

1847 Dec 3
Douglass Establishes Abolitionist Paper - The North Star

1848
Douglass Begins Sheltering Escaped Slaves Fleeing North on the "Underground Railroad."

1848
Douglass Participates in First Women's Rights Convention, Seneca Falls, New York

1855
Douglass Publishes Second Autobiography - My Bondage and My Freedom

1859
Douglass Flees to Canada After Harper's Ferry Raid

1863 Feb
Douglass Becomes Recruiter for the 54th Massachusetts Infantry

1874 Mar
Douglass Becomes President of Freedman's Savings and Trust Company

1877
Douglass is Appointed U.S. Marshal of the District of Columbia

1878
Douglass Purchases Cedar Hill House

1893 Jan 2
Frederick Douglass Delivers An Address At
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