Why Do You Ever Think About Being A Slave?

Do you ever think about being a slave? How brutal and harsh being a slave was? Well, poor Frederick Douglass knows exactly what it’s like, and here’s his story. Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey is also known as Frederick Douglass, he was born in February 1818. His real birth date is unknown, but later in his life, they celebrated it on February 14th. Frederick was born in Tuckahoe, Maryland. Frederick was born into slavery. When he was just 12 years old, he learned to read and write from a Baltimore slaveholder’s wife. He had said when he would be taught, it would kind of feel like being a free person. When Frederick learned how to read and write, he also taught many kids in his neighborhood. After the wife of the slaveholder was no
Douglass had met Anna and they fell in love. Douglass’s final attempt to escape slavery was with the help of his wife. He married a free black slave, Anna Murray on September 15, 1838. On September 3, 1838, before they got married, he had boarded a train to Havre de Grace, Maryland. He had been so nervous he would be captured and in even more trouble than he was in the past. His wife had given him some of her money she had saved and a sailor’s uniform. Frederick on the train brought identification papers borrowed from a black seaman whom was free. He had made it to David Ruggles (an abolitionist) house in less than 24 hours. This time Frederick was free. In the past, Frederick had been captured and in trouble. This time Frederick was a free slave. He had escaped from slavery with the help of his wife. This had been one of the riskiest things he had done in his whole entire lifetime! When Frederick Douglass grew up, he became an abolitionist leader. He was one of the most intellectuals of his time. He was the first African American to be elected as vice president. He advised presidents, lectured to thousands about several reasons, like women's rights and Irish Home
After the Civil War, things still took a lot of time to go back to normal. Frederick was dealing with racism now after the Civil War. Some of the people from the South were still trying to take the slaves freedom also. Douglass had made a paper in 1870 stating all of the issues going on still.
Frederick and Anna had 5 children together. Their names were, Rosetta, Lewis Henry, Frederick Jr., Charles Redmond, and Annie. Annie had died at 10 years old. Anna, his wife had died in 1882. They were married for 44 years. Frederick had written many writings and autobiographies that described life as a slave and his life after slavery. One book was called, “ Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.”
In New Bedford, Massachusetts, Douglass joined a black church and regularly went to the abolitionist meetings. His kids had grown up and moved onto many things. Frederick was invited by Garrison to speak about his life as a slave and after being free. Garrison had supported and became Frederick’s friend. Later Frederick would always go on tours all around the world and speak about these