Frederick Douglass: Which One Is Better Than Another?

In conclusion, Frederick Douglass was an African American slave that fought to be free. His vision of being a freeman was inspired by his desire for education and his relationship with God that taught him that God would help those that help themselves. He was one of the greatest leaders of the abolitionist movement, which help fought to end slavery in the United States. Fredrick Douglass I really respect Douglass by stepping out on faith to help the Africans Americans to have freedom as of today. He was a firm believer that trusted God 100

Douglass Freedom Having learned how to read and write, Frederick Douglass changed himself from a man slave into a widely respected writer. This freedom was set forth by his luck in receiving a mistress, Mrs. Auld, who would begin Douglass revelation of learning how to read and write. Reaching adulthood and speaking in English fluently, Douglass perception of freedom changed. As a child, he could not really explain all of what he experienced and how he felt about himself, as a slave. But as he matured and developed his writing and reading skills, the quality of his thoughts, and the level of understanding had transformed his ideas of freedom. Since birth, Frederick was immediately exposed to the harsh realities of slavery, which included of knowing what his self-identity, which was a slave. Freedom was mentally shaped for slaves, as to prepare them for their long years of hard laborious service

Who is Frederick Douglass and why was he important to African American History? Frederick Douglass born February 1817 the exact date of his birth was unknown. His mother who was a field slave was separated from her son at birth. Never knew his father it could have been possible of his mother’s master of being his father. Fredrick Douglass was born into slavery and didn’t have much of a childhood and was forced to work hard and to be treated cruel. Then he moved into the Auld home a northern family where slaves weren’t treated as badly. It was then he learned the basic reading writing abilities which turned out to be his gateway to freedom. Douglass was then relocated but eventually after all the beatings at the age twenty he used the knowledge he had gotten while living with the Auld family and planned an escape and was successful. Then advanced and become an anti-slavery activist. Then proceed even more being a writer of anti-slavery. Who would have thought a former slave could be so brilliant and clever? Well no one did know he used all resources around him which then became his key element to freedom. Then Douglass went on a spent a mass amount of time and effort on achieving freedom for other slaves. Douglass dedicated much of his life into accomplishing justice for all Americans more precisely African American, women, and minority groups. Believing in equality of all people no matter the skin color nor gender. Fredrick Douglass then became the prominent voice of

Intro: "A battle lost or won is easily described, understood and appreciated, but the moral growth of a great nation requires reflection, as well as observation, to appreciate it." Said Frederick Douglass on January thirteenth, 1864 during a speech for the Women's Loyal League. Frederick Douglass has been called the father of the civil rights movement from becoming a slave to one of the most powerful abolitionists that the world has ever seen. He shaped the American nation through determination and dedicating his life to achieving justice for all Americans, mainly African-Americans, women, and minority groups. Douglass served as an advisor to presidents.

Frederick Douglass lived in a time where slavery was very pronounced in society and black people were not well respected or heard from often. During his time, black people did not have the opportunity to be heard by white people; also there were not very many free blacks. Black people were generally seen, but not heard. In this case, the whites were seen but not heard as Douglass stood before them giving a mesmerizing speech that would surely make them think. Throughout his speech, Frederick Douglass points out inconsistencies that whites said time and time again. The reason they said all those positive things, was so that they would come off as a caring, unified nation. In reality, they were very domineering over those who were slaves.

“If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” - Frederick Douglass. In his lifetime, Frederick Douglass faced more struggles than most can imagine. He was born a slave in 1818 on a harsh plantation in Tuckahoe, Maryland. His mother was a slave and his father was believed to be an overseer on the plantation. He was prohibited from gaining an education, which only caused his desire to learn to grow stronger. His thirst for knowledge was only quenched through vigorous study and teaching against the strict orders of his owners. He taught others to read and write, all the while studying the works of the abolitionist movement, and in 1838, he escaped the plantation and became a free man, fleeing to New York. He soon met William Lloyd Garrison, a popular abolitionist, and supporter of the women’s rights

Frederick Douglass was a very firm believer in equality in all people no matter your race or skin color. He witnessed a black women get beaten because one of the slave owners wanted her and she had a boyfriend, he could not doing anything to help the women so he ran somewhere he could not witness what was happening. She deserved to be with whoever she want to but since she was black she got treated differently from the

In the 1700s and the 1800s, southern slave owners have been using African Americans as a free source of labor. Similar to the majority of the enslaved African Americans, Frederick Douglass was separated from his mother as a child and was sold to different slaveholders throughout his life. Unlike some of the slaves who were too abused to even imagine a future with freedom, Frederick Douglass’s determination and his strong will to learn enabled him to grow from a powerless slave to a renowned abolitionist.

However, he was definitely going to have some trouble getting what he wished because that was a very sensitive topic and many white would be against getting rid of slavery since many were masters and owned slaves. Frederick Douglass was not the one to give up on something he believed to be important to him. He believed that it was going to be tough to get antislavery over with because the United States Constitution and the churches supported slavery, therefore Douglass believed that the whole system is filled with false hopes (13). Frederick began to get into politics because he noticed that Abraham Lincoln was not really doing much to end slavery. His reasoning was changing and he was not really trusting Lincoln as much as he was in the beginning. Frederick Douglass noticed that President Lincoln was acting really slowly at wanting to free the slaves. Douglass was really disappointed because he was doing everything he could to abolish slavery but not Lincoln. When President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation Douglass began to trust President Lincoln again. Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation (173) was the most important point for Frederick Douglass because he really showed that he cared to free the slaves. Frederick Douglass kind of regretted saying the negative comments about President Lincoln because he noticed that it was not his fault he was not moving along

In his autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, he recalled his first childhood thoughts about his conditions: Why am I a salve? Why are some people slaves, and others masters? Was there every time when this was not so ? “ Frederick Douglass sought to live in a world where race and color would not matter, but perhaps in the late 19th century, but that is a world he sought to create.” The most unique thing about him was that he was one of very few slaves who was as well educated as white men. He was able to debate any issue about slavery and social inequality and have the personal experience to back it

Born into slavery in 1817, Frederick Douglass was soon separated from his mother and sent to Baltimore, where he learned to read and write. After he tried to escape many times, he finally got free with a free man’s papers. When free, he got married and started to speak at anti-slavery meetings, where he impressed an abolitionist leader and was asked to be an agent for them. Sadly, people doubted whether he actually could have been a slave, which convinced him to write an autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Fearing his cover would be blown, he embarked on a lecture tour of the British Isles.

Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist and a great man he stood up for others. He had a lot of people who liked him and a lot who did not like what he did. Frederick Douglass had to give speeches and he argued for what was right. Many people found his speeches empowering while others didn’t.

Robert Hayden described Douglass as someone who “grown out of his life , the lives fleshing his dream of the beautiful, needful thing[freedom] ( SB pg. 70)”. Abraham Lincoln and Frederick Douglass both improved the world for the greater good when they fought for freedom.

     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.

Fredrick Douglass also came to exude a great sense of racial pride as his life progressed. At first, his only perception of his people was that of a lowly slave nation. Yet, he was dedicated to trying to improve their lot. After his fellow slaves learned that he was literate, they “insisted that I must keep a Sabbath school.” He agreed to this proposal because he felt that the only shot his “brothers” had at gaining their freedom was through the power of the written word. Later, when he and his fellow slaves were jailed after their plans to escape to freedom were revealed, he states that “our greatest concern was about separation.” Douglass felt a sense of responsibility and kinship towards the members of his own race, and was loath to break these bonds. His racial pride reached its peak when he saw the houses that the free blacks in the North lived in. Douglass proudly writes that “I found many, who had not been seven years out of their chains, living in finer houses, and evidently enjoying more of the comforts of life, than the average of slaveholders in Maryland.” When Douglass saw how well some of his kinsmen were living, he could not help but change his impression of his people being a downtrodden slave nation. He came to recognize his race for what they truly were: a people equal in stature to any other, even the lofty Caucasians.