Frederick Douglass Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, later known as Frederick Douglass, was born in February 1818 near Easton, Maryland. He was the son of Harriet Bailey, a slave. Captain Aaron Anthony claimed ownership of Douglass. Douglass spent his early childhood in a cabin with his grandmother Betsey. His mother was hired out and he only saw her on rare visits. In 1824, Douglass was separated from his grandmother and taken to live on the large plantation of …showed first 75 words of 1328 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1328 total…attended a meeting of the National Council of Women in Washington, D.C. on February 20, 1895, the day he died. During that meeting, he was brought to the platform and given a standing ovation by the audience. He died shortly after he returned home. Bibliography Douglass, Frederick, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, Written By Himself, reprinted from the revised edition of 1892, NY: Collier Books, 1962. McFeely, William S., Frederick Douglass, NY: W.W. Norton & Co., 1991