Frederick Douglass
1818–1895
Nationality: American
Historical Period: The 19th Century
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).
See the Liberty Matters online discussion on Frederick Douglass on the Right and Duty to Resist
Quotes from Frederick Douglass:
- Frederick Douglass on Abraham Lincoln and the Emancipation Proclamation
- Frederick Douglass on the Ballot Box, the Jury Box, and the Cartridge Box
- Frederick Douglass on Women’s Right to Vote
- Frederick Douglass makes a New Year’s resolution to gain his freedom from slavery
- Frederick Douglass on Religion and Slavery
- Frederick Douglass reveals that reading speeches by English politicians produced in him a deep love of liberty and hatred of oppression
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