Frederick Douglass Thesis
One of the most effective speakers against the abolishment of slavery during this time was Fredrick Douglass, a former slave who educated himself and had proved to be a formidable fighter against slavery of any kind. When touring Europe and he delivered the message of anti-slavery, made the government in the United States examine it's policy about the treatment of it's Negro citizens. Douglass, a Negro slave, learned to read and write while still a child. In 1838 he escaped from Baltimore and went to Massachusetts, where he became prominent in the Anti-Slavery Society. He made speeches and lectures about on the evils of slavery. In 1845 he published his Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. He explained that "a want of information concerning my [age] was a source of unhappiness to me even during
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The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege" (Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, pg. 395).Founded in Rochester, New York in 1847, Frederick Douglass created "The North Star." The paper slogan was "Right is of no Sex--Truth is of no Color--God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren," this slogan explained that the newspaper would cover a wide range of topics. It discussed topics like education, emancipation and women's
The white children could tell their ages. I could not tell why I ought to be deprived of the same privilege" (Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, pg. 395).Founded in Rochester, New York in 1847, Frederick Douglass created "The North Star." The paper slogan was "Right is of no Sex--Truth is of no Color--God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren," this slogan explained that the newspaper would cover a wide range of topics. It discussed topics like education, emancipation and women's