Early Life
He was born in this state around 1818.
What is Maryland?
The first slaveholder who treated Douglass with extreme cruelty.
Who is Captain Anthony?
Douglass’s first literacy lessons came from this family member’s wife.
Who is Sophia Auld?
Douglass finally escaped to this city in 1838.
What is New York City?
Douglass became famous for giving speeches against this system.
What is slavery?
Douglass did not know this about his father when he was young.
Who is his father?
This system of punishment involved slaves being physically beaten for minor infractions.
What is the whipping or corporal punishment system?
Douglass learned that knowledge was this, giving him power over his own mind.
What is freedom?
Before his final escape, Douglass worked on this type of vessel as a sailor.
What is a ship/steamboat?
He published this first major work in 1845 detailing his life.
What is Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave?
He was sent to live with this family as a young child, known for being relatively “kind” compared to others.
Who is the Auld family?
Douglass describes this event as leaving him with both fear and determination as a young boy.
What is witnessing the whipping of Aunt Hester?
He secretly practiced writing by doing this on fences, walls, and scraps of paper.
What is writing letters and copying texts?
Douglass used this document to travel safely while escaping to the North.
What is a pass or forged free papers?
Douglass believed education was essential for slaves to achieve this.
What is freedom or equality?
Douglass’s grandmother was forced to live in a small hut on this part of the plantation.
What is the woods/far edge of the plantation?
Douglass’s insight on slavery: He realized that slaves were often taught to fear this above all else.
What is freedom or education?
Douglass described literacy as making him a target of this emotion from slaveholders.
What is fear or anger?
The fear of being caught after escaping made Douglass sometimes consider doing this to avoid capture.
What is moving constantly or disguising himself?
He collaborated with this famous white abolitionist and feminist, also a publisher.
Who is William Lloyd Garrison?
Douglass mentions this relationship as particularly confusing and painful in his early childhood.
What is the relationship between his mother and his master?
The brutal overseer Douglass refers to as “the most cruel” during his early years.
Who is Mr. Plummer?
Douglass compared being literate as a pathway from slavery to this.
What is freedom or empowerment?
Douglass’s escape led him to join a growing movement advocating for this cause.
What is the abolition of slavery?
Douglass’s life story continues to inspire movements advocating for this.
What is civil rights or social justice?