Frederick Douglass a strong man

Frederick Douglass was a slave just like most African Americans were in the 1800's but Frederick wasn't like most slaves he was smarter and had a education. Ever since he was born in Febuary of 1818 he had a specail gift that would change the world.when Frederick Douglass was only a few weeks old his mother gave him to his grandparents to live with .once he was six years old his grandmother left on the plantation all by himself and had no choice but to live with his two new master in Baltimore, the Auld family. one of his masters tought him how to write the alphabet but was ordered to stop because it was unlawful for slaves to learn how to read or write. Frederick took matters in his own hands and would sell his food to the neighborhood kids for some writing and reading lessons. When he was around twelve or thirteen he wrote is first book called The Columbian Orator which was very common in schools.

At the age of 20 Frederick had successfuly escaped from slavery by impersonating a sailor. When we got to Newbedford he met the girl of his dreams her name was Anna Murray and raised a family. When he was there he would attend abolitionist meeting which is people who are agasint slavery. in october of 1841 he attend a anti- slavery convention that which he was the lecturer of the anti-slavery society. at one of the convention he met a man of the name William Lloyd Garrison who wrote an abolitionist newspaper and made alot of pro-slave angry and have his house burned down. he also met a 6ft tall african american women named Sojourner Truth who was also a former slve and was fighting not only for black rights but for women right as well. he has been doing many public speeches and writing. he published his fisrt newspaper name the north star with a very strong motto on the front of it.

In 1848 at Seneca Falls there was a womens comvention there was 300 people and 40 men that attended the convention. A women by the name of Elizabeth Staton stood in front of hundreds of womens and some men about how women should be treated just like men. She even wrote the Declaration of Sentiments. the declaration of sentiments is a proposal saying that Women and blacks have the same rights as men do. For example, Vote or make speeches. Frederick Douglass was a strong believer in womens and is an unyeilding defender of the womens' rights and wrote three autobiographies. he was a trusted advisor for our 16th president Abraham Lincoln and had three keys for success in life. Number 1 is to Believe in yourself, Number 2 is to Take advantage of every opportunity and last but not least Number 3 Use the power of spoken and written language to effect positive change for yourself and society.

Here is a qoute from Mr. Frederick Douglass himself " What is possible for me is possible for you"