Frederick Douglass Biography

frederick douglass biography

Frederick Douglass Biography Frederick Douglass was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He was born into slavery around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. The exact date of his birth is unknown as records of enslaved people’s births were not kept. Douglass’ birth name was Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, but he later changed … Read more