FREDERICK DOUGLASS
(1818-1895)
Author
"The most important African American leader...of
the nineteenth century," escaped to freedom in
Massachusetts and became a brilliant public speaker
and writer for the causes of abolition and women's
rights. Douglass' career in journalism began in
1847 with The North Star in Rochester, NY and
ended with The New National Era in 1874. He
wrote three best-selling versions of his autobiography
in 1845, 1855, and 1882. A strong supporter of the Republican
Party, Douglass advised presidents and was rewarded
with several political and diplomatic appointments in
the 1880s. |
