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Frederick Douglass. Essential Question How do I discuss the lives of historical figures who expanded people’s rights and freedoms in a democracy?. Unit Launch. Who Was Frederick Douglass?. Born a slave in 1818 in Tuckahoe, Maryland. Sent to Baltimore, Maryland to be a house slave.
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Frederick Douglass Essential Question How do I discuss the lives of historical figures who expanded people’s rights and freedoms in a democracy? Unit Launch
Who Was Frederick Douglass? • Born a slave in 1818 in Tuckahoe, Maryland. • Sent to Baltimore, Maryland to be a house slave. • His slave name was Frederick Bailey.
Location • Frederick lived in the Southeast region of the United States. • He was born and grew up in the state of Maryland.
Impact of Location • The Southeast region of the United States allowed slavery, and millions of African Americans were forced to work for no pay.
Social BarrierLack of Education • It was against the law to teach a slave to read. • It was feared slaves would want their freedom if they became educated. • Frederick wanted to learn to read.
Overcoming Lack of Education • Frederick learned to read in secret. • His master’s wife taught him to read, but then the master stopped the lessons. • He started giving the poor white neighborhood boys pieces of bread to teach him what they learned in school. • He used chalk on brick walls and wooden fences to practice his writing. • When Frederick’s master was away from home, he read the school books of his master’s son. • When his master found out he was learning, he beat him. • Frederick knew he must keep learning.
Social Barrier - Slavery Brain Pop - Slavery WORD rights freedoms that are protected by a country’s laws • Frederick was a slave. • Most enslaved people lived in bad housing, and had very simple food to eat. • They had no rights. • Slave owners could treat them in any way for any reason. • Frederick believed all enslaved people wanted liberty. TO KNOW WORD liberty freedom from control by another TO KNOW
Overcoming Slavery • At age 21, Frederick escaped from slavery. • Frederick dressed up as a sailor, and got aboard a train heading north. • African American passengers needed to carry papers that proved they were free. • He borrowed papers from a free African American sailor. • Frederick was worried because he did not look like the man. • The conductor only glanced at his papers. • He made it to New York, which was a free state!
Adapted to Environment United Streaming Abolition Movement • After Frederick escaped to New York, he changed his name to Frederick Douglass. • He spoke about his experiences as a slave at meetings. • He attended the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. • The society asked him to travel and lecture about slavery. • He would ask audiences to support the Anti-Slavery movement by becoming an abolitionist. WORD abolitionist aperson who wants to end slavery TO KNOW
Adapted to Environment • In 1845 Frederick wrote his autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. • The book became so well known that he was in danger of being caught by a slave catcher. • He traveled to Great Britain where slavery was illegal. • His British friends raised money to buy Frederick’s freedom from his master. • He earned his freedom on December 5, 1846, after paying $711.66!
Movements • Born in Tuckahoe, Maryland • As a boy he was sent to Baltimore, Maryland, to be a house slave. • Took a train to New York to escape slavery. • Married Anna Murray and moved to Massachusetts. • Moved to Great Britain to escape slave catchers. • After buying his freedom he moved Rochester, New York.
Movements Continued Atlantic Ocean • Maryland to New York • New York to Massachusetts • Massachusetts to Great Britain • Great Britain to New York
His Work Continues • In 1845 Frederick and Martin Delany published a newspaper called the North Star. • This paper encouraged blacks to feel good about themselves, fight discrimination, and become hardworking members of society. WORD discrimination unfair treatment to an individual who is different TO KNOW
His Work Continues • In the 1860s, President Abraham Lincoln asked Frederick Douglass to recruit black slaves for the Union army in the Civil War. • Frederick suggested he free slaves who fought in the war. • In 1863, Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation and freed the slaves! • Lincoln and Douglass remained friends.
His Work Continues Brain Pop - Underground Railroad • Douglass was part of the Underground Railroad. • People such as Douglass were conductors on the railroad.
His Work Continues • Frederick fought for black voting rights. • In 1870, the 15th Amendment was ratified, which gave American men of any color the right to vote! • He supported the right of women to vote at a time when many people did not think it was a good idea. • One of his friends was Susan B. Anthony.
Character Traits Liberty • Freedom of Conscience and Expression means that people have the right to think and say what they believe. • He spent most of his life speaking and writing about the evils of slavery. • To value liberty means to want freedom from the control of others. • Douglass worked for his own freedom and for freedom of all African Americans Justice • Justice is fair treatment. • Frederick Douglass spoke out against laws that took away rights from African Americans and women. Freedom of Conscience and Expression
