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	Frederick Douglass - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, who later became known as Frederick Douglass, was born a slave in Talbot County, Maryland near Hillsboro.
		Douglass escaped slavery on September 3, 1838 boarding a train to Havre de Grace, Maryland dressed in a sailor's uniform and carrying identification papers provided by a free fl seaman.
		Douglass was an ordained minister of the African Methodist Episcopal Church.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Frederick_Douglass (3036 words)

	Frederick Douglass - MSN Encarta
		Douglass, an escaped slave, campaigned for the end of slavery and published three versions of his autobiography.
		Douglass related his experiences as a slave, and his passionate address made such a profound impression that the society hired him as a full-time agent.
		When Douglass published the details of his life as a slave, he was in danger of recapture under the provisions of the Fugitive Slave Laws, which allowed masters to seize runaway slaves and return them to bondage.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761561813/Douglass_Frederick.html (1254 words)

	Frederick Douglass
		Frederick Douglass was born in Tuckahoe, near Easton, Talbot county Maryland in 1817.
		Douglass remembers on several occasions his mother walking the twelve mile distance from the farm she worked on to rock him to sleep.
		Frederick Douglass was one of this nations greatest abolitionist leaders.
	www.geocities.com /genebrooks/frederick-douglass.html (2159 words)

	Frederick Douglass African American Civil War Soldiers
		Frederick Douglass saw the Civil War as the inevitable consequence of man's inhumanity to man and a necessary conflagration to break the bonds of slavery.
		Douglass is appointed U.S. marshal of the District of Columbia by President Hayes.
		Frederick Douglass, once a slave, was one of the great 19th century American orators and the most important African American voice of his era.
	americancivilwar.com /colored/frederick_douglass.html (1992 words)

	The Slave Years
		Frederick Baily was born a slave in February 1818 on Holmes Hill Farm, near the town of Easton on Maryland's Eastern Shore.
		Frederick's mother was rarely able to visit her children due to the distance between Holmes Hill Farm and the Lloyd plantation.
		Frederick remained a part of the Anthony estate and was sent back to the Lloyd plantation to be a part of the division of property.
	www.history.rochester.edu /class/douglass/part1.html (2923 words)

	Frederick Douglass
		Frederick Douglass was an emancipated slave who passed from one master to another until he finally found the satisfaction of being his own; he went through almost as many names as masters.
		Along these lines Douglass' role is a major one, for relatively few first-hand accounts of slavery as powerful and representative as his exist, in light of the magnitude of the crime, and few voices have been as far-reaching.
		Men such as Malcolm X and Frederick Douglass do not occupy the niche of translator accidentally; they each earned the title of spokesman because it takes a certain kind of man to bridge the gap between the two worlds of fl and white, or freeman and slave.
	www.studyworld.com /frederick_douglass.htm (827 words)

	Frederick Douglass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Frederick Douglass was one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement, which fought to end slavery within the United States in the decades prior to the Civil War.
		Douglass served as an adviser to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and fought for the adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights and other civil liberties for fls.
		Douglass provided a powerful voice for human rights during this period of American history and is still revered today for his contributions against racial injustice.
	www.history.rochester.edu /class/douglass/home.html (159 words)

	Frederick Douglass
		Douglass would continue to give speeches for the rest of his life and would become a leading spokesperson for the abolition of slavery and for racial equality.
		Douglass was inspired by the speaker, later stating, "no face and form ever impressed me with such sentiments [the hatred of slavery] as did those of William Lloyd Garrison." Garrison, too, was impressed with Douglass, mentioning him in the Liberator.
		In 1851 Douglass announced at a meeting in Syracuse, New York, that he did not assume the Constitution was a pro-slavery document, and that it could even "be wielded in behalf of emancipation," especially where the federal government had exclusive jurisdiction.
	www.pbs.org /wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539.html (810 words)

	Frederick Douglass
		Frederick Douglass was born, as can best be determined, in February 1817 (he took the 14th as his birthday) on the eastern shore of Maryland.
		Douglass quickly became involved in the antislavery movement, which was gaining impetus in the North.
		In 1870 Douglass and his sons began publishing the New National Era newspaper in Washington, D.C. In 1877 he was appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes to the post of U.S. marshal for the District of Columbia.
	www.africawithin.com /bios/frederick_douglass.htm (962 words)

	Frederick Douglass
		Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (or Baily), later known as Frederick Douglass, was born in February 1818* near Easton, Maryland.
		Douglass, on the other hand, believed with many abolitionists that it was important to secure the rights of African-American males before working to achieve the rights of women.
		Douglass was also present at the International Council of Women, held in 1888; there he was introduced to the audience by Susan B. Anthony as a women’s rights pioneer.
	winningthevote.org /FDouglass.html (2314 words)

	DOUGLASS : About the Site Namesake, Frederick Douglass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Frederick Douglass was chosen as the archive's namesake because of his mastery of public address and the influence of his speeches on American history.
		Douglass to address the convention: He came forward to the platform with a hesitancy and embarrassment, necessarily the attendants of a sensitive mind in such a novel position.
		After apologizing for his ignorance, and reminding the audience that slavery was a poor school for the human intellect and heart, he proceeded to narrate some of the facts in his own history as a slave, and in the course of his speech gave utterance to many noble thoughts and thrilling reflections.
	douglassarchives.org /garriso.htm (600 words)

	Biography of Frederick Douglass-Champion of Civil and Women's Rights
		Frederick Douglass was born in a slave cabin, in February, 1818, near the town of Easton, on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
		Their fight ended in a draw, but the victory was Douglass', as his challenge to the slavebreaker restored his sense of self-worth.
		Douglass said, "What is possible for me is possible for you." By taking these keys and making them his own, Frederick Douglass created a life of honor, respect and success that he could never have dreamed of when still a boy on Colonel Lloyd's plantation on the Eastern Shore of Maryland.
	www.frederickdouglass.org /douglass_bio.html (515 words)

	HSTC - Frederick Douglass & Talbot County
		Douglass, as he had discovered in his speaking engagements, was able to put the human face on slavery, using his own slave experiences to awaken white Americans to the evils of prejudice and discrimination.
		Douglass was an entrepreneur, investing in several economic enterprises, especially those that would benefit the African-American community, including low-income housing developments in his old neighborhood in Fells Point (named Douglass Place) and at Highland Beach, a summer resort community for African-Americans outside of Annapolis.
		In June 1881, Douglass returned to Wye House for the first time since his boyhood, and was received on the veranda by the then-owner's 18-year-old son and given a tour of the grounds but not admitted to the house.
	www.hstc.org /frederickdouglass.htm (2574 words)

	The Underground Railroad Site - Frederick Douglass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Frederick Douglass was the son of a Negro slave and white slaveholder.
		His book, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, which was published in 1845 recounts the harsh life in the pre-Civil War plantations in which he lived and worked before escaping to New York.
		Douglass later worked as a secretary of the Santo Domingo Commission, Recorder of Deeds in the District of Columbia and United States Minister to Haiti.
	education.ucdavis.edu /NEW/STC/lesson/socstud/railroad/douglass.htm (169 words)

	AFRO-AMERICAN ALMANAC - African-American History Resource (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in 1817, in Tuckahoe, Maryland.
		Douglass knew even less about his father, but it was rumored that he was the son of his White slave master, Aaron Anthony.
		Douglass wrote scathing editorials on a variety of topics; slavery was just one of his targets.
	www.toptags.com /aama/bio/men/freddoug.htm (791 words)

	A A World . Reference Room . Articles . Frederick Douglass \| PBS
		Frederick tried to escape with three others in 1833, but the plot was discovered before they could get away.
		During the Civil War (1861–65) Douglass became a consultant to President Abraham Lincoln, advocating that former slaves be armed for the North and that the war be made a direct confrontation against slavery.
		After Reconstruction, Douglass served as assistant secretary of the Santo Domingo Commission (1871), and in the District of Columbia he was marshal (1877–81) and recorder of deeds (1881–86); finally, he was appointed U.S. minister and consul general to Haiti (1889–91).
	www.pbs.org /wnet/aaworld/reference/articles/frederick_douglass.html (563 words)

	Frederick Douglass
		Douglass was almost six feet tall and had the advantage of great strength.
		Douglass was now the most famous runaway slave in the country.
		Douglass returned to America as a free man. He started his newspaper, The North Star, a thing a slave was not allowed to do.
	library.thinkquest.org /3337/fdoug1.html (768 words)

	Frederick Douglass (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Originally named Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, Douglass was one of the most eminent human-rights leaders of the 19th century.
		Douglass' account became a classic in American literature as well as a primary source about slavery from the bondsman's viewpoint.
		After Reconstruction, Douglass served as assistant secretary of the Santo Domingo Commission (1871), and in the District of Columbia he was marshal (1877-81) and recorder of deeds (1881-86); finally, he was appointed U.S. minister and consul general to Haiti (1889-91).
	www.us-civilwar.com /douglass.htm (460 words)

	Frederick Douglass : Keele University : American Studies
		A great orator and writer, a leading figure in the abolitionsist movement, Frederick Douglass was born in or around 1817 into slavery in Maryland.
		This was followed by lectures throughout the East, with the publication in 1845 of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: an American slave.
		Douglass wrote two other autobiographies, My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) and Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (1881).
	www.keele.ac.uk /depts/as/Portraits/douglass.html (222 words)

	Law Lecture, "Unconstitutionality of Slavery" (1860), by Frederick Douglass
		Douglass was an abolitionist, and was a particular expert, having himself escaped from slavery (1838).
		Douglass is now responding to the prior speaker's claims, and presenting the generally unknown 'slavery is unconstitutional' position, as per the data here being reprinted, from that era.
		Douglass first responds to criticisms of his abolitionist position, including criticisms made at the area City Hall by the recent speaker (George Thompson) there, having lambasted Douglass personally, ad hominem, for his having supported the 'slavery is already unconstitutional,' position, pre-13th Amendment.
	members.tripod.com /medicolegal/douglassuos.htm (10301 words)

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		Douglass, who was a frequent visitor to the West Chester area, gave his last public lecture on West Chester's campus on February 1, 1895.
		The mission of the Frederick Douglass Institute is to be a window to the world of knowledge, a catalyst for bridging systems of thought and expression, a light of hope and a place of encouragement for all who seek change.
		The Institute is a university program for advancing multicultural studies across the curriculum and for deepening the intellectual heritage of Frederick Douglass, the former slave, distinguished orator, journalist, author, and statesman.
	www.wcupa.edu /_ACADEMICS/Fdouglass (378 words)

	Frederick Douglass National Historic Site (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		The Frederick Douglass National Historic Site is dedicated to preserving the legacy of the most famous African American of the 19th Century.
		Frederick Douglass' life spanned nearly eighty years, from the time that slavery was universal in American states to the time it was becoming a memory.
		Frederick Douglass lived and worked in Rochester, NY for most of his public career.
	www.nps.gov /frdo/freddoug.html (213 words)

	Frederick Douglass - Biography and Works
		Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), was one of the foremost leaders of the abolitionist movement in America.
		Douglass wrote three autobiographies, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass" (1845), My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) and Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (1881), in addition to many articles and speeches.
		Frederick Douglass died on February 20, 1895 in Washington, D.C. You can find a collection of his speeches at the end of our version of My Bondage and My Freedom.
	www.online-literature.com /frederick_douglass (261 words)

	Frederick Douglass
		During the Civil War Douglass, a Radical Republican, tried to persuade President Abraham Lincoln that former slaves should be allowed to join the Union Army.
		After the war Douglass campaigned for full civil rights for former slaves and was a strong supporter of women's suffrage.
		Douglass held several public posts including assistant secretary of the Santo Domingo Commission (1871), marshall of the District of Columbia (1877-1881) and U.S. minister to Haiti (1889-1891).
	www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk /USASdouglass.htm (3322 words)

	Frederick Douglass - Free Online Library
		Frederick Douglass was born the son of a slave, Harriet Bailey, and a plantation superintendent, Aaron Anthony, in February, 1818, in Tuckahoe, Maryland.
		Given the name Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, he was raised by his grandparents after being separated from his mother.
		However, when Frederick was only six years old, his grandmother took him his master's plantation and left him there.
	douglass.thefreelibrary.com (394 words)

	Frederick Douglass (1818-1895)
		Douglass's command of the formal principles of oratory and rhetoric should be emphasized, as well as his use of the conventions of both sentimental literature and the rhetoric and symbolism of evangelical Christianity.
		In short, it is important to note how Douglass appropriated the dominant literary styles of mid-nineteenth-century American life to articulate his claims on behalf of African-American humanity.
		O'Meally, Robert G. "Frederick Douglass's 1845 Narrative: The Text Was Meant To Be Preached." In Afro-American Literature: the Reconstruction of Instruction, edited by Robert B. Stepto and Dexter Fisher.
	college.hmco.com /english/heath/syllabuild/iguide/douglass.html (542 words)

	Contextualizing Frederick Douglass
		Do not assume, however, that she is "just another Douglass." She was a woman, she never fully learned to read or write, and she was very devout in her religous beliefs.
		Read some of Frederick Douglass's speeches and other writings and try to compose e a summary of some of the points he seemed to be trying to communicate to his audiences.
		Frederick Douglass was not the only former slave to publish the story of his life.
	www.assumption.edu /users/lknoles/douglasscontexts.html (1609 words)

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