Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland around 1818, escaped to New York about age 20, and became a leading abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He used powerful condemnations of slavery and persuasive public speaking to become one of the most popular lecturers and a bestselling author. He championed civil rights for all people and argued for women's suffrage. He insisted that the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution embodied ideals that every American should share regardless of skin color or sex. From his escape in 1838 until his death in 1895 he consistently fought for equal rights and the recognition of freedom as the natural condition of humanity.
Douglass firmly believed in the ideals of both documents and felt every American should be able to share in the benefits of the society those ideals informed, no matter their skin color or sex. From shortly after his escape from slavery in 1838 until his death in 1895, Douglass maintained his vision of a United States that lived the ideals of its founding.
Frederick Douglass (circa 1818-1895) was an abolitionist orator, minister, writer, editor, reformer, and statesman, who had been born a slave in Maryland, escaped to New York at around the age of 20, and became a talented orator and writer. Owing to the power of his condemnation of slavery and his skill in presenting it, Douglass was among the most popular speakers on the lecture circuit, became a bestselling author, and, by the end of his life, was the most photographed American of the 19th century.
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