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Franklin and Frederick Douglass, [11] [12] describe the "self-made man in similar language: "Being possessionless and unencumbered by authority is the necessary beginning state for the potential self-made man. One cannot be "made" by the help of a father, teacher, mentor, etc. ..., but must rise by one's own grit, determination, discipline, and ...
Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. February 14, 1818 [a] – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He became the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century.
From important lines about free speech and moral growth to powerful statements about rebellion and slavery, read on. Related: 120 Inspiring Quotes for Black History Month. 45 Frederick Douglass ...
The African-American abolitionist Frederick Douglass, who had grown up as a slave on one of Lloyd's plantations, discussed Lloyd in his 1845 autobiography The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. The book describes the acts of cruelty committed by Lloyd's overseers, and dwells at length on Lloyd's own despotic treatment, including ...
Frederick Douglass, c.1879. Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is Frederick Douglass's third autobiography, published in 1881, revised in 1892. Because of the emancipation of American slaves during and following the American Civil War, Douglass gave more details about his life as a slave and his escape from slavery in this volume than he could in his two previous autobiographies (which would ...
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass comprises eleven chapters that recount Douglass's life as a slave and his ambition to become a free man. It contains two introductions by well-known white abolitionists : a preface by William Lloyd Garrison and a letter by Wendell Phillips , both arguing for the veracity of the account and the ...
From Country Living. Legendary actor Kirk Douglas died on Wednesday at the age of 103. Following his death, his son, actor Michael Douglas, released a statement detailing some of the things he ...