Frederick Douglass Thesis

One of the most effective speakers against the abolishment of slavery during this time was Fredrick Douglass, a former slave who educated himself and had proved to be a formidable fighter against slavery of any kind. When touring Europe and he delivered the message of anti-slavery, made the government in the United States examine it's policy about the treatment of it's Negro citizens. Douglass, a Negro slave, learned to read and write while still a child. In 1838 he escaped from Baltimore and went to Massachusetts, where he became prominent in the Anti-Slavery Society. He made speeches and lectures about on the evils of slavery. In 1845 he published his Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. He explained that "a want of information concerning my [age] was a source of unhappiness to me even during
childhood.
The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege" (Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, pg. 395).Founded in Rochester, New York in 1847, Frederick Douglass created "The North Star." The paper slogan was "Right is of no Sex--Truth is of no Color--God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren," this slogan explained that the newspaper would cover a wide range of topics. It discussed topics like education, emancipation and women's
suffrage. The paper was renamed Frederick Douglass's Paper and stayed in publication for a decade. Jane Hunt and Mary Ann M'Clintock organized the first women rights convention in Seneca Falls New York. The convention organized for the women's right to vote and to be considered for electoral office, was held in 1848 at a Chapel. The publisher of an abolitionist newspaper, Frederick Douglass, appeared at the meeting. Frederick made a passionate speech in favor and spoke at the convention. He supported the resolution for the women's petition and was contributory in it's authorization. In the summer of 1863 Frederick Douglass met Mr. Abraham Lincoln. At that meeting Mr. Lincoln discussed his views on black soldiers and his additional plans for giving blacks more rights. Mr. Douglass found no distain in his attitude or plans. Douglass stated "saw at a glance the justice of the popular estimate of his qualities expressed in the prefix Honest to the name Abraham Lincoln." He worked in support of Mr. Lincoln, because he realized that if Mr. Lincoln had revealed his true plans to free the slaves and save the