Frederick douglass mini biography templates

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Step 1: A Biographical Sketch of Frederick Douglass

One of our first books was a biography of Frederick Douglass, a well-known abolitionist. Our first draft wasn't very good because we were simply listing facts instead of telling a story. And who wants to read a bunch of dull facts? Here is an example from our first draft:

First Draft

Frederick Douglass was born a slave in Maryland in February 1817. His slave master's wife, Mrs. Sophia Auld, taught him how to read. Once he could read, Frederick was determined to be free. His master hired him out to work on ships in Baltimore's large shipping industry. Frederick worked all week, but his pay went to his master. Frederick used a sailor's protection papers to escape to New York. Once free, Frederick became an abolitionist who spoke out against slavery. He wrote his autobiography and edited The North Star, an abolitionist newspaper. He died in 1895.

Then we got smart! Instead of trying to cram in all the facts,

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Written by: Bill of Rights Institute

By the end of this section, you will:

Explain how and why various reform movements developed and expanded from 1800 to 1848
Explain the continuities and changes in the experience of African Americans from 1800 to 1848

Frederick Douglass grew up enslaved in Maryland, where his individual human dignity was stripped away bygd a struktur of owning other human beings. He barely knew his mother, who had had to walk several miles from another plantation to visit him when he was a little boy. He also did not know who his father was, though he guessed it was one of the white dock on the plantation. He did not even know his birthday.

When Douglass was seven years old, his grandmother carried him to another plantation where he witnessed the horrors of slavery. He watched as his aunt was stripped to the waist and brutally whipped, causing blood to run down her back. “It was the first of a long series of such outrages . . . It struck me with awful f

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Frederick Douglass
(1818-1895)
Who Was Frederick Douglass?
Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass was born into slavery sometime around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of causes, including women’s rights and Irish home rule.
Among Douglass’ writings are several autobiographies eloquently describing his experiences in slavery and his life after the Civil War, including the well-known work Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave.
Early Life
Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born around 1818 into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland. As was often the case with slaves, the exact year and date of Douglass' birth are unknown, though later in life he chose to celebrate it on February 14.
Douglass initially lived with his maternal grandmother, Betty Bailey. At a young age, Douglass was selected to live in the home of the plantation