Frederick Douglass

1817 - 1895

About the Author

Frederick Douglass (1817-1895) was an ex-slave who wrote three accounts of his life as a slave, runaway, and campaigner for the abolition of slavery: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass (1845), My Bondage and My Freedom (1855) and The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass (1881).

In The Library:

• author: The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass: From 1817-1882 (1881)

Quotations:

• The ex-slave Frederick Douglass reveals that reading speeches by English politicians produced in him a deep love of liberty and hatred of oppression (1882) (3 September, 2007)
• Frederick Douglass makes a New Year’s resolution to gain his freedom from slavery (1836) (12 January, 2010)