How Did Frederick Douglass Contribute To The Abolitionist Movement?
In this essay I will address the significance that this piece of work ha on the abolitionist movement at the time that this book was written. I personally think that it inspired a slave to flee to freedom and liberty. Back then you had white and black people dedicated to ending slavery. The underground railroad played a huge part in the success in the freeing of slaves however Frederick Douglass never approved of the underground railroad because those good men and women left themselves open to bloody persecution.
Frederick Douglass was a talented writer who escaped slavery and brought the issue of slavery to the attention of people in the 1840’s, 50’s, and 60’s. He grew up as a slave in Maryland. As a child he primarily grew up on the outskirts …show more content…
At the early age of about 20 years old he was finally able to escape slavery and in 1840 he began working with various leaders of the abolitionist movement making speeches and educating people about the horrors of slavery. Between the death of his mother as well as the abused his aunt endured I believe sparked the passion to defend women as he was very passionate about the horrible treatment women endured. He wrote about his experiences in detail and was able to assist the movement in educating others. By doing this he was able to assist the abolitionist movement to move forward in its quest to end slavery.
In the year of 1845 Frederick Douglass wrote his autobiography” Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” as I read this piece of history I found that Douglass wrote to show the real uncut violent destructive force that slavery really was. Frederick Douglass told the truth of what being a slave in the 1800’s was really like. The beatings, rapes, the feeling of helplessness never knowing when the master might break up families, the rude and often cruel mistresses, the over violent overseer, malnutrition, eating out of troths like pigs just to name a few of the horrific details I was exposed to reading
Frederick Douglass was a talented writer who escaped slavery and brought the issue of slavery to the attention of people in the 1840’s, 50’s, and 60’s. He grew up as a slave in Maryland. As a child he primarily grew up on the outskirts …show more content…
At the early age of about 20 years old he was finally able to escape slavery and in 1840 he began working with various leaders of the abolitionist movement making speeches and educating people about the horrors of slavery. Between the death of his mother as well as the abused his aunt endured I believe sparked the passion to defend women as he was very passionate about the horrible treatment women endured. He wrote about his experiences in detail and was able to assist the movement in educating others. By doing this he was able to assist the abolitionist movement to move forward in its quest to end slavery.
In the year of 1845 Frederick Douglass wrote his autobiography” Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass” as I read this piece of history I found that Douglass wrote to show the real uncut violent destructive force that slavery really was. Frederick Douglass told the truth of what being a slave in the 1800’s was really like. The beatings, rapes, the feeling of helplessness never knowing when the master might break up families, the rude and often cruel mistresses, the over violent overseer, malnutrition, eating out of troths like pigs just to name a few of the horrific details I was exposed to reading