Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in or around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. Douglass was not sure of his birth date but it is most often recognized on February 14. One slaveholder’s wife taught him the alphabet, and then he taught himself to read and write. When he could, he taught other slaves to
If There Is No Struggle, There Is No Progress
If there is no struggle, there is no progress. – Frederick Douglass No Struggle, No Progress. Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He escaped slavery in Maryland and became a national leader for the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York. He is best known for his oratory and
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