Frederick Douglass Lessons Learned

Fredrick Douglass was born into slavery on an unknown day, but it is believed that he was born during 1818. He was a slave so he did not know when he was born. He chose to celebrate his birthday on February 14. He was born in Talbot county, Maryland. When he was just a baby he was taken away from his mother. Even though it was illegal for slaves to learn to read and write, Douglass mistress taught him how to read. Once Douglass learned how to read he realized how much he could offer to the world, but couldn’t because he was a slave. At the age of 20, Douglass escaped slavery and became a public speaker and writer. He was a leader in the anti-slavery movement and was known as a very smart man. He used his intelligence after escaping to give