biography outline Frederick Douglass

Biography Outline: Frederick DouglassBy Sylvia Huang (student no. 1126210413)Minor Details1.Birth February 1817 Maryland, not sure about the exact date.a.Born in slavery as Frederick Augustusb.Mother is a black slave, father was an unknown white manc.Talbot County, Marylandd.Spent early years with his grandparents and an aunte.Saw his mother four or five times before her died when he’s seven2. Learned the basic reading and writing with the assistance of his master's wife.3.1838 borrowed the identification papers of an African American sailor and escaped to New York. Life Events1.Learned reading and writing, found the book The Columbian Orator.a.“The first step had been taken. Mistress, in teaching me the alphabet, had given me theinch, and no precaution could prevent me from taking the ell. ”(Frederick Douglass, 1845)b.“The more I read, the more I was led to abhor and detest my enslavers.” (FrederickDouglass, 1845)c.“What I got from Sheridan was a bold denunciation of slavery, and a powerfulvindication of human rights. ”(Frederick Douglass, 1845)2. September 3rd, 1838, escape to New York.a.Gained help from people who devoted to help escaped slaves.i.Douglass was impressed by the rich scene in Bedford which had no slavery.3.Delivered speech about his experiences as a slave in Massachusetts.a.Became a professional speaker in antislavery conference.b.Many Northerners also found it hard to believe that such a great orator had been a slave.4.1845 Published the first autobiography.a.Fled to Britain and gave lectures about antislavery.b.He asked help from the international society to anti slavery.5.Started a newspaper, North Star, which called for an end to slavery.6.Douglass’ political effects on abolition.a.In 1848, Douglass was the only African American to attend the Seneca Falls Conventionin upstate New York, at which women's rights were discussed.b.John Brown wanted him to help in an attack on an arsenal in Harpers Ferry, Virginia,which he thought would help the antislavery cause. Douglass refused him for seeing no benefit to antislavery.c.Civil War (1861-1865), Douglass insisted that African Americans should be allowed tofight for their freedom.d.1863, as a result of Douglass's continued urging, President Abraham Lincoln asked himto recruit African American soldiers for the Union (Northern) army.e.1863 Emancipation Proclamation.f.In 1870 Douglass and his sons began publishing the New National Era newspaper inWashington, D.C. He made statements about the racism on the newspapers.g.In 1877, appointed by President Rutherford B. Hayes to the post of U.S. marshal for theDistrict of Columbia. The first black person to be an important officer in America history.7.Died in Washington, D.C., on February 20, 1895.a. Attended a meeting of the National Council of Women in Washington, D.C. During thatmeeting, he was brought to the platform and received a standing ovation.b. Died of a massive heart attack or stroke.c. Buried next to Anna in the Douglass family plot of Mount Hope Cemetery.Legacy∙Frederick Douglass’ speech delivered on the association of anti-slavery in Massachusetts impressed many white people because they could not believe a black slave could be such a great orator. This lecture also inspired lots of people who was or used to under the shadow of slavery.∙The First autobiography that Douglass published had great influence on the society, which told people the brutality of slavery that he experienced.∙Frederick Douglass persuaded Abraham Lincoln to build African Americans, and let them fight for their freedom during the Civil War.∙From a slave to an anti slave, Douglass changed his life and influenced lots of people to anti slavery, therefore, he changed the history.Main Details∙Devoted to antislavery and improving the treatment for all African American.∙Escape from slavery to freedom.∙Suggest Abraham Lincoln to black people fight in the Civil War and affected the abolition of slavery.∙The most important African American abolitionist (opponent of slavery) in pre–Civil War America.∙The first nationally known African American leader in U.S. history.Thesis statementFrederick Douglass, escaping from slavery, risked it all by speaking out in favor of freedom and improved treatment for all African Americans, which made him a major role in changing history of America.ReferencesFrederick Douglass, 1845. Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Frederick Douglass, 1855. My Bondage and My Freedom.吴金平, 2000. 自由之路——弗·道格拉斯与美国黑人解放运动Encyclopedia of World Biography: “Frederick Douglass”. Viewed 9 December, 2014.</De-Du/Douglass-Frederick.html>Wikipedia: "Frederick Douglass". Viewed 10 December, 2014.</wiki/Frederick_Douglass>。