My Bondage and My Freedom

• When and where was Frederick Douglass born?

  Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Maryland in 1818.
• Who raised Frederick Douglass until he was six years old?

   Frederick Douglass was raised by his grandparents until the age of six.
• What happened to Douglass after he was six years old?

  He was abandoned at his slaveholder's plantation.
• Where was Douglass sent at the age of eight, and what did he learn there?


  At eight, Douglass was sent to serve the Auld family in Baltimore, where he learned to read and write, mostly in secret.
• Where was Douglass sent at the age of eight, and what did he learn there?


  At eight, Douglass was sent to serve the Auld family in Baltimore, where he learned to read and write, mostly in secret.
• Which book did Frederick Douglass write to chronicle his experience as a slave?


  He wrote My Bondage and My Freedom to chronicle his experience.
• When did Douglass escape from slavery, and where did he move afterward?


   Douglass escaped slavery at the age of 20 and moved to Massachusetts with his wife.
• What role did Frederick Douglass take on in 1841?


  In 1841, Douglass became a lecturer for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, becoming one of the nation's first Black lecturers.
• Why did Douglass write Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave in 1845?


  He wrote it to prove to his audiences that he had once been enslaved, as many did not believe him.
• What position did Douglass hold later in life?


  Douglass served as an adviser to President Abraham Lincoln.
• When did Frederick Douglass die, and where?


  He died in 1895 in Washington, DC.