Frederick Douglass: The Abolitionist Movement

Frederick Douglass was the greatest African-American leader of the 1800’s.
In Frederick Douglass’ slave narrative, he discusses all the hardships of a slave’s life. He witnesses and receives many harsh beatings from cold-hearted masters. He goes from master to master and eventually one master's wife teaches Frederick to read. Later in his life, Frederick becomes an apprentice and learns a trade, eventually escaping to his freedom.
Frederick Douglass was a major leader in the Abolitionism Movement. The Abolitionist Movement was a movement to end slavery. Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave. He attended an Abolitionist meeting and was inspired to join the movement. He was asked to become a lecturer. He accepted the task, and he started to travel across the country delivering speeches. He also handed out pamphlets, and tried to get people to subscribe to an abolitionist newspaper called, “The Liberator.” He also wrote a book Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass that was published in 1845. He wrote this book to disprove the people who

Douglass was an advocate for slaves being able to fight for the Union Army. He later became a recruiter encouraging African Americans to join the Union army. When the war was over, Douglass fought for African Americans right to vote, especially after they fought for the Union army. He tried to convince the republican party by stating that the African Americans in the South and the ones in the North would vote Republican. His idea was that this would strengthen the Republican party. The Republicans knew that if they wanted to remain in power, they needed the black vote. After a lot of struggling, eventually the 15th Amendment was ratified. The 15th Amendment states , “The right of citizens of the United States vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of race, color, or previous condition of