1817?

- 1885
Born into slavery
Birth records werent
kept. Birth year is
uncertain
Separated from
mother soon after
birth
Take away the idea of
family as soon as
possible
Learned to read with
the help of his owners,
who then thought it
was inappropriate

Escaped to
Massachusetts at age
21
Married & made public
speeches
Fled to England in 1845
after publishing
Narrative of the Life of
Frederick Douglass, an
American Slave.
Able to PURCHASE his
freedom, with help from
British friends
Started an abolitionist
newspaper
Worked for the
Underground Railroad
during Civil War
Recruited black
soldiers for the Union
army
Pushed education as
best way to
rehabilitated freed
slaves

Metaphors comparing 2 unlike things
directly (no like or as)
Internal & External conflicts
Biblical allusions
Moses
Jesus
Freedom of chosen people