Federick Douglass-Black Leader

FREDERICK DOUGLASS-THE BLACK LEADER

Frederick Douglass was the most important black American leaders of the 19th century. Fredrick Douglass was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1818 on an unknown date and was given the name Fredrick Augustus Bailey after his mother, Harriet Bailey. Frederick Douglass’s family, his extended family, religious beliefs and the education that he received when he was a slave, helped to shape his aspiration and search for identity. Upon his escape from slavery, Fredrick changed his surname to Douglass after Walter Scott’s “Lady of the lake” (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Libraries). Even though he was born under extreme difficulty, he managed to raise himself to become a leader to the black society. He was born in an environment that was inhumane, yet managed to be humane, loving and forgiving to other people. Through out his life he acted as a voice of hope to his fellow men, embraced antislavery and preached his...