Frederick Douglass Effect On Society

Born on April 23, 1813 in Brandon Vermont, Stephen A Douglas went on and made something out of his life. Douglas, also known as the “Little Giant” standing at 5 feet 4 inches tall, had huge political ambitions. Douglas attended preparatory school, and after graduating learned the trade of cabinetmaking. He later moved to New York and started to farm. In New York, he started to study law at Canandaigua Academy. Then moved to Ohio, later he found himself in Westchester, Illinois his final settling place and he continued to practice law and started to teach. He married a wealthy socialite Martha Martin who died in the childbirth of her second son. Later Mr. Martin passed and Martha and Stephen received land, slaves and a lot of wealth. He tended to his plantations from afar, because of his bigger ambitions for politics in Illinois. A couple years later he got remarried, and was a father to many children. Douglas held position in many political offices some of them included, states attorney for Morgan Circuit, register of the land office, democratic Senator to the United States, and the Chairman of the territory committee. Douglas significantly impacted America through, popular sovereignty, the Compromise of 1850, and his

Civil rights refers to equality and freedom and is an important part of history. From early times to now, people have been fighting for civil rights. In fact, Frederick Douglass affected civil rights by escaping from slavery and turning into a abolitionist speaker and audiobook writer. Frederick Douglass is still considered important because he shifted the way blacks were treated.

INTRO.Frederick Douglass, went from a slave to a man who changed society and the way people saw others.He was born a slave and raised by a nanny not even his own mother.Douglass was young when he was first exposed to the harsh lifestyle of slaves.As he grew into a man he began to see the world for how it was and wanted to make a change.Frederick Douglass played a significant role in United States history, which brought about a tremendous change to society.

Frederick Douglass is a social reformer, speaker, abolitionist, author and a statesman. He was born in the United States of America in Talbot County, Maryland. Frederick Douglass taught himself how to peruse Frederick Douglass put in around two years going in Great Britain talking with the reason for abolitionist.

Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, or better known, Frederick Douglass was born in February 1818 to Harriet Bailey in Talbot County, Maryland. For a long time, Frederick did not know his birthdate or his family lineage and it haunted him till the day he died. Frederick Douglas family lineage reach as far back into the beginnings of America and maybe even further into American prehistory. Douglass was believed to have Native American blood in him. Just from the description of him, “his broad forehead, heavy cheekbones, and yellow-brown skin” (Preston, pg.9) and his childhood master calling him “little Indian boy” (Preston, pg.9) made a lot of people assume that he was. Douglass once recalled about the time when a stranger on a Hudson River steamer “‘who took me for one of the noble red men of the far West.’…Douglas replied that he was not an Indian but a Negro, he said the man turned away in disgust.” (Preston, pg.9) Frederick Douglass was proud that he was a Negro even though he had no problems with Native Americans.

Frederick Douglass is from the autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Douglass was born in Tuckahoe, Maryland, in February 1818 as a slave. His mother was Harriet Bailey and his father was rumored to be Aaron Anthony, a white plantation manager. He learns how to read and write when at Master Hugh Auld’s plantation. Frederick Douglass learned how to read not knowing that slavery was bad, but he started to read newspapers and would see all the effects slavery has on everyone. Douglass quickly regretted learning how to read and write and would wish death upon himself, all he wanted was to be free.

Education is the key that opens all doors and Douglass knew that in his heart. His master told him that he cannot read and should never be caught reading. Learning would spoil the best nigger in the world… It would forever unfit him to be a slave” (Douglass 945) It is seen here that it is imperative for a slave

“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” This is a quote from Frederick Douglass, a famous abolitionist. This quote was an example on what Frederick Douglass believes in. Frederick Douglass was an important and influential figure in history that had a positive impact on the world because he showed the northern states the cruelty of slavery.

Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist, author, and part of the Underground Railroad. He was a man determined to do as much as possible to help end slavery. As I continued to learn about Frederick Douglass’ hardships and trials as a child, I learned more about how these experiences shaped him as a writer. After he ran away from slavery and became educated by the wife of a plantation owner, Frederick Douglass began to write books aimed at the white population, politicians, and any slaves able to read, whose backing Douglass needed if he were to help end slavery. By aiming his book towards slaves Douglass hoped to inspire courage in them to escape their imprisonment and help the abolitionist movement. Many other notable authors and writers of

Frederick Douglass's was a man who lived in the period of slavery, he was not like anyone else, because all of other slaves thought they were born as a slave, so they will be a slave forever, but Frederick Douglass did lots of great things that helped lots of the Africans start to know about themselves. However, in my essay I want to talk about how Frederick Douglass was effected by the institutionalize racism.

Frederick Douglass the most successful abolitionist who changed America’s views of slavery through his writings and actions. Frederick Douglass had many achievements throughout his life. His Life as a slave had a great impact on his writings. His great oratory skills left the largest impact on Civil War time period literature. All in all he was the best black speaker and writer ever.

Frederick Douglass, social reformer of an African American descent, was an orator, writer, statesman, abolitionist movement leader. He was born in 1818 in Talbot County in the United States in the area of Maryland. He gained prominence because of his extraordinary oratory skills. His antislavery writings were appreciated across America, particularly when he pointed out that the slaves lacked the basic intellectual rights to perform as the independent American citizens. Northern citizens of America, even had the hardest time to believe that such a good orator was once the victim of slavery tradition in the American continent (Frederick, 2009). He had a strong believer in relation to equality of people, be it of any class, color, sect or religion and dedicated his entire life for this cause. He had once said that he would unite with anybody to do the right thing and said that he would not unite with anybody to the wrong thing.

Fredrick Douglass began life in a difficult position. Born into slavery, he did not have the good fortune of having a parent to attend to him. He witnessed unspeakable cruelty daily, which undoubtedly caused him a great deal of emotional distress. Yet, he never gave up on himself. Throughout his life, he continually sought to better himself through any means available to him. Against all odds, Douglass made tremendous strides in his efforts to better himself, and he eventually succeeded in achieving his ultimate goal of escaping from the horrors of slavery.

     Frederick Douglass was a man who was active until the day he died. Frederick Attended Anti-Slavery meetings and also attended meetings for Women?s rights. He believed everyone was equal it didn't matter if one was white, black, or green it also didn't matter what sex you were he believed everybody was equal. He achieved many things during his hard but great life.

Would you risk your life to wangle literary even if you were forcibly shackled into slavery? In the 17th century, you would have not even been close to a book. During this time, white colonist forbid the liberty that slaves could have the qualification to attain literacy---fearing that the increase in literacy will oppose a threat on the institute of slavery, the colonist themselves, and emit true political sovereignty. As a result of this mental genocide, slaves had been dependent on their masters. There were exceptions. Slaves were discouraged to acquire critical literacy however, whites forcibly taught the slaves about Christianity. Frederick Douglass, a notable abolitionist, presents the battles the continuing problem of the