Frederick Douglass

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Frederick Douglass was a formerly enslaved African American abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman whose autobiographies became foundational works in American and African American literature.

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Frederick Douglass canonical 88
abolitionist Frederick Douglass 1

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instanceOf African American
abolitionist
human
orator
social reformer
statesman
writer
advocatedFor African American civil rights
abolition of slavery
women's suffrage
associatedWith American Anti-Slavery Society
Liberty Party (United States)
linked to: Liberty Party

Republican Party (United States)
linked to: Republican Party
birthName Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey
causeOfDeath heart attack
citizenship United States
commemoratedBy U.S. postage stamps
statues and memorials in the United States
countryOfBirth United States
dateOfBirth 1818-02-14
1818-02-??
dateOfDeath 1895-02-20
editorOf Frederick Douglass' Paper
The North Star
escapeDate 1838-09-03
escapedFrom slavery
ethnicity African American
familyName Bailey
Douglass
foughtAgainst slavery in the United States
founded The North Star
fullName Frederick Douglass
genre autobiography
givenName Frederick
influenced African American literature
American abolitionist movement
civil rights movement in the United States
languageOfWorkOrName English
movement American anti-slavery movement
abolitionism
suffrage movement
women's rights movement
notableFor former slave who became a national leader of the abolitionist movement
foundational autobiographies in American literature
influential oratory against slavery
leading African American abolitionist
notableWork Life and Times of Frederick Douglass
My Bondage and My Freedom
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave
occupation abolitionist
author
diplomat
newspaper editor
orator
public official
placeOfBirth Eastern Shore of Maryland
linked to: Delmarva Peninsula

Talbot County, Maryland
placeOfDeath Washington, D.C.
positionHeld Chargé d'Affaires to the Dominican Republic
Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia
U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia
linked to: U.S. Marshal

U.S. Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti
religion Christianity
residence Rochester, New York
linked to: Rochester

Washington, D.C.
spouse Anna Murray Douglass
Helen Pitts Douglass
subjectOf Frederick Douglass National Historic Site
wasEnslavedIn Maryland

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African American literature hasNotableAuthor Frederick Douglass
Rochester associatedWithPerson Frederick Douglass
Sydney Howard Gay collaboratedWith Frederick Douglass
American Colonization Society opposedBy Frederick Douglass
American abolitionist movement notableFigure Frederick Douglass
The North Star founder Frederick Douglass
The North Star publisher Frederick Douglass
The North Star editor Frederick Douglass
The North Star notableContributor Frederick Douglass
Lewis Henry Douglass father Frederick Douglass
Lewis Henry Douglass notableRelative Frederick Douglass
Anna Murray Douglass spouse Frederick Douglass
subject linked to: Anna
Anna Murray Douglass notableRelative Frederick Douglass
subject linked to: Anna
The Liberator hadContributor Frederick Douglass
American Anti-Slavery Society notableMember Frederick Douglass
Frederick hasNotableBearer Frederick Douglass
African-American history hasKeyFigure Frederick Douglass
Plymouth Church, Brooklyn hostedSpeaker Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass fullName Frederick Douglass
Annie Douglass father Frederick Douglass
Annie Douglass relative Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport namedForRole abolitionist Frederick Douglass
linked to: Frederick Douglass
Banneker-Douglass Museum namedAfter Frederick Douglass
Mount Hope Cemetery hasNotableBurial Frederick Douglass
Rosetta Douglass father Frederick Douglass
Rosetta Douglass notableRelative Frederick Douglass
Sojourner Truth associatedWith Frederick Douglass
Anna Douglass spouse Frederick Douglass
Anna Douglass supported Frederick Douglass
Helen Pitts Douglass spouse Frederick Douglass
subject linked to: Jane Wills Pitts
Black Prophetic Fire featuresFigure Frederick Douglass
David Walker influenced Frederick Douglass
The North Star founder Frederick Douglass
The North Star editor Frederick Douglass