Freed From the Worse... At Last

Seventy Five years after the United States constitution was written this country faced multiple changes that led to revolutionary times of war, protesting, and violence. State rights and slavery were key issues that separated the Northern states form the people of the south. Four people emerged as leaders at this time: Harriet Tubman, Abraham Lincoln, Frederick Douglass, and John Brown. Frederick Douglass was a man who thought all men should be treated equal, but according to the constitution at this time men were not created equal. Fredrick Douglass, a self- educated escaped slave, became an important leader in the fight against slavery. His beliefs reflected the original ideals written in the constitution that all men are created equal. Douglass’s ability to persuasively write and speak against the moral sin of slavery led to changes in the Federal Constitution, and the acceptance of equality for all men.

Frederick Douglass was a black American born a slave and once said, “The silver trump of freedom roused in my soul eternal wakefulness.” (Baker), which means that Douglass has always had an urge to stop slavery it was just a matter of time. Once he was old enough he freed from slavery and went to England. When Douglass came back to England he came back a free citizen. He wrote about civil rights and fought for the freedom of slaves. He brought the idea of a no slave country to the people of the United States in the mid and late eighteen hundreds. He grew up as a slave, taught himself to read and write and he saved money to escape from being a slave.

Two very important people during this time that took action in getting the slaves freed are, Harriet Tubman and John Brown. Frederick Douglass is different form Harriet Tubman f...

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... important people Douglass wanted to do his own thing, without violence, and his most important thing which was to get the slaves free. His ideas helped him find a way to help free the slaves through his writing and lecturing. Frederick Douglass did say, ““Without Struggle There Is No Success,” (Baker) proving that he wanted to do everything on his own.

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Frederick Douglass: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, ed. Houston A. Baker, Jr. (New York: Penguin Books, 1986)

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Quarles, Benjamin. Frederick Douglass. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1968. Print.