Why Did Frederick Douglass Become An Abolitionist?

There were also free blacks who were not so fortunate, like Solomon Northup a freeman who was captured as a slave for twelve years. Later on, he was freed by the help of friends and soon became a very popular voice within the abolitionist circle by sharing his story. He also aided in helping slaves through the Underground Railroad, many free slaves in the North would coordinate with white abolitionists to help form escape routes in order to give runaway slaves the chances to escape, many story tell of how Frederick Douglass was one of the most prominent of these former slaves who had became an ardent abolitionist. The "Underground Railroad" was really an elaborate interstate network across the country with escape routes as well as hiding places