Frederick Douglass by Julio A.

People face adversity…. Frederick Douglassis a person who overcame adversity. Things happened to him as a child and he was a slave, but he still found a way through find a way to learn! That is very inspiring. People can over come adversity because Fredrick showed us the way!

 

What was Fredericks early life like? To begin with, he he was born into slavery. He didn’t really have a way to learn when he was a slave because no one would teach him that changed until he was given to a family that educated him. He was also separated from his parents. This means he didn’t get as much parental love, but he would still see them 3-4 times a year. He also learned how to read by himself. This means no one was there to teach him cause it was illegal to teach a slave. His grandmother had also taken care of him, but then she abandoned him when he was 7 years old. He was very lonely after this. At this point this shows that he didn’t get as much love nor education. All this is according to www.inc.com. 

 

How was Fredericks middle life like? To begin with, he escaped slavery at 21 years old. How did he escape you ask? I’ll tell you, he took a train going to Philadelphia. He also wrote his first autobiography on 1845. He wrote this autobiography to prove who he claimed he was, a fugitive slave. He also touched the country’s heart with a speech. This can be found on www.America’s library.com.

 

How was Frederick’s late life like? To begin with, in 1845 Douglass was the only African American to attend Seneca Falls Convention, the first women’s rights community in upstate New York. He was totally a great speaker! In 1876, Douglass gave the keynote speech at the unveiling of the Emancipation Memorial in Washington’s Lincoln Park. He was also D.C.’s recorder of deeds from 1881 to 1886. Sadly, he passed away in 1895 at 77 years old. He passed away due to a heart attack after giving a speech. You can find this in www.no’s.gov.

 

Overall, Douglass overcame adversity and lived a not so easy life. He was a really hard working man. He never gave up and overcame his adversity. If everyone was as hardworking like Douglass, the world would be better.