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Birth of Frederick Douglass:
Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland. The exact year and date of Douglass' birth are unknown, though later in life he chose to celebrate it on February 14. Douglass lived with his maternal grandmother, Betty Bailey. -
Frederick Douglas was sent to Baltimore
Frederick Douglas was sent to Baltimore to become a house servant at a young age. Besically his all of his childhood. As he grew older, he learned to read and write because his master's wife taught him. -
Frederick Douglass Learns to write
Reads newspaper article on John Quincy Adams's antislavery petitions in Congress; learns of the abolitionist movement.
Buys copy of a compilation of speeches, Caleb Bingham's The Columbian Orator, with which he hones his reading and speaking skills. -
Fredetrick Douglass becomes "Broken"
Frederick Douglass was given to a slave owner who went by "Covey". He built his reputation as a slave breaker. If a slave owner thought he had an unmanageable slave, the slave was brought to Covey. Frederick Douglass admitted he was broken in soul and heart, an almost lose the will to read and be free. -
Frederick makes and escape plan
Makes an escape plan but is discovered, jailed, and then released. He returns to work for Hugh and Sophia Auld in Baltimore and is hired out to work as a caulker in a Baltimore shipyard. The knowledge he gains there helps him escape slavery two years later. -
Frederick Douglass Escapes
Frederick Douglass escapes from slavery. He went to New York and married a woman. Her name was Anna Murray. After that, he changed his name. It was originally Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. -
Frederick Douglass writes "Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass"
Frederick Douglass writes "Narrative of the life of Frederick Douglass". He realizes that now he has given info about how he is and that he isn't free yet, he divises a plan to become a free man and avoid recapture. He decides to flee to Europe. -
Douglas Sets sail for Europe
Frederick Douglass flees to Europe to escape from recapture from the information given out in the book that he wrote. Once there, he gathered enough funds to return to USA as a free man. Now he could not be recaptured. -
Frederick Douglas writes books and becomes a figure
Frederick writes two more books. His books sell quickly. People learn about unfair treatment of blacks. -
Frederick Douglass dies
Frederick Douglass makes a speech. After he is done he drives home. Shortly after he has a heart attack.
