1. Cory Pressl and Emily Albertell
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
By Cory Pressl and Emily Albertell 
Cory Pressl and Emily Albertell 

2. Biography Born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey
Master sent him to Baltimore to live with the Auld family
 Mrs. Auld taught him to read
 Mr. Auld died - worked on a plantation at 16
 Hired as a ship caulker later on
 Fled to New York City 5 years later then resided in New Bedford, Massachusetts
 Worked as a laborer and changed surname to Douglass
Died February 20th, 1895 from heart attack
His age is unknown because slaves are not permitted to know their age, but he believes he was born in about  His parents are unknown, his mother was a slave and his father was most likely his master.
He lived with his Grandmother on a plantation up until his master sent him to Baltimore to live with the Auld family
Mrs. Auld taught him to read but was not allowed to, once Mr. Auld told her to stop she did. From that point, Frederick was forced to learn how to read through schoolboys on the street.
When working as a ship caulker, Frederick and 3 other slaves attempted to escape but their plan was discovered and they were unable to escape.
Frederick's death spread through the United States and schools were closed for the day. He was buried in Rochester at Mount Hope Cemetery 

3. Abolitionist Movement
-Goal: Achieve the end of racial segregation
           Emancipation of all African American Slave
-"The Liberator"
-Why did people join?
    -Believed Slavery was a Sin
    -Endorsed Violence
    -Promoted Racial Prejudice
-Speakers for the cause 
    -Frederick Douglass
    -Wendell Phillips
    -Lucy Stone
-Ended with Passing of 15th Amendment that ended male suffrage to African Americans

4. Contributions 
In 1841, he discussed slave stories at Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society - hired as anti-slavery lecturing agent 
In 1845, published autobiography The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Written by Himself
In 1847, he started printing “The North Star” newspaper
In 1848, aided and supported woman’s rights
In 1850, he became involved in the Underground Railroad
In 1874, he became the president of the Freedman’s Savings and Trust
In 1877, he became a U.S. Marshal
After he was hired, he spent the next couple of years giving hundreds of Anti-Slavery speeches after he and his family moved to Lynn, Massachusetts.
During this time he joined a group of lecturers on a tour to speak.
After the book was published and the details of his escaping slavery was public, he was forced to flee to Europe. There, he went on another tour of lectures in England, Scotland, and Ireland.  He was able to return to America by February of 1848. 

5. Effects Publications were commonly read - made North more aware
Sold 30,000 copies of his autobiography in America and Britain and was translated into 3 languages other than English - making Europe aware of slave struggles in America
Continued to spread abolitionist ideas during his tour of England, Scotland and Ireland

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