Born in Maryland 1818 - Died in Washington D.C in 1895
Personal Data
Born a slave on Holmes Hill Farm, Talbot County, MD, 1818 to Hariet Bailey and a white man Aaron Anthony. He married Anna Murray, 1838 they were freed slaves. Fathered five children
Education
No Formal Education:
Taught to read by his master’s wife Sophia Auld
Self-taught
Employment
1836-1838 Caulker at a Baltimore Shipyard
1841-1895 Lecturer on the anti-slavery movement and abolitionist
1847-1860 Publisher of weekly newspaper called North Star. Was later named Frederick Douglass Paper
1870 Owner and editor of The New National Era. A weekly newspaper in Washington D.C.
1871 Secretary of the Santo Domingo Commission
1877-1881 District of Columbia Marshall
1881-1886 District of Columbia recorder of deeds
1889-1891 U.S. Minister and Consul general to Haiti
Awards and Honors
Vice Presidential Candidate at the Liberal Party Convention
Assistant Secretary to the Commission of Inquiry for the annexation of Santo Domingo
Consul General to Haiti, appointed by President Harrison
Cast the last male vote in support of the Women’s Rights Convention, 1848
William Lloyd Garrison mentioned Frederick Douglass in the Liberator
Membership-Professional Organizations
American Anti-Slavery Society
Bristol Anti-Slavery Society
Equal Rights Party
Massachusetts Volunteer Regiment
Publications
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1881
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Life and times of Frederick Douglass: His early life as a slave, his escape from bondage, and his complete history to the present time
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1855
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My bondage and my freedom
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1845
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The narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass: An American slave. (Revised in 1882)
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1847-1860 Published newspaper The Northern Star an anti slavery newspaper
Professional Interest Areas
Anti-Slavery, Lecturer
Equal Rights
Major Contributions to Adult Education
Authored and Lectured on Equal Rights
Sought to better the lives of African American men and Women.
Interesting Facts
He did not live with his mother, he lived with his grandparents and aunt.
Conferred with Abraham Lincoln during the Civil war and also recruited African Americans to fight for the Union Army.
Additional Resources
Articles
Photo Gallery
Video/Audio
Presentations
Books
References
Rowser, S. A. (2000). Frederick Douglass personal vita. http://www-distance.syr.edu/pvitafd.html
Video http://www.nps.gov/frdo/historyculture/Frederick-Douglass-Chronology.html
Frederick Douglas PBS http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html
Frederick Douglass Biography.com http://www.biography.com/people/frederick-douglass-9278324?page=1
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