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2 days ago · Direct Answer. Douglass learned to read and write through a combination of self-education, access to books, and the kindness of strangers. As a young slave, he began learning from his mistress, Sophia Auld, who was teaching her own children to read. Douglass’ mother, Harriet Bailey, had taught him a few letters, but it was Sophia Auld’s ...
11 hours ago · Join Kids4Change for an exciting Saturday Cartoon series! Dive into the inspiring stories of Harriet Tubman, Josiah Henson, Frederick Douglass, and Anna Murr...
1 day ago · Frederick Douglass's commitment to the humanities wasn’t just a facet of his life—it was the foundation upon which he built his extraordinary legacy as a leader. His journey from enslavement to becoming one of the most influential and consequential voices for justice and equality in American history illustrates how reading, writing and critical thinking can empower advocacy.
1 day ago · Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave, a leader of the anti-slavery movement in the North, editor of the abolitionist newspaper The North Star and, after the Civil War, a diplomat for the U.S. government. This excerpt is from an address on West India Emancipation, delivered August 4, 1857.
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2 days ago · While there, Truth met William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and David Ruggles. Encouraged by the community, Truth delivered her first anti-slavery speech that year. In 1845, she joined the household of George Benson, the brother-in-law of William Lloyd Garrison.
4 days ago · The museum describes the enlarged print of Adam Himoff’s “Frederick Douglass/Liberty” as “a modernized reimagining of the American abolitionist, writer, orator, and statesman.”
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