He had three older siblings, perry, sarah, and eliza. Douglass narrative begins with the few facts he knows about his birth and parentage. A list of all the characters in narrative of the life of frederick douglass. Frederick douglass was born in february 1817 on the eastern shore of maryland.
Frederick douglass of parenthood under slavery father. Family tree articles and essays frederick douglass papers. Mar 19, 2020 frederick douglass published three autobiographies. Black then a letter from frederick douglass to harriet. Choose from 499 different sets of fredrick douglas flashcards on quizlet. The son of a black slave, harriet bailey, and a white father, most likely his mothers owner, he reinvented himself by taking the name of douglass from scotts hero in the lady of the lake after his successful second attempt to escape from slavery in 1838. Mar 22, 2012 formerly frederick douglass s women, but that book is now published as women in the world of frederick douglass thursday, march 22, 2012 trying to tell harriet bailey s life. Frederick douglass born frederick augustus washington bailey. She was hired out to neighboring farms and her children would stay with her mother, unti.
Family tree articles and essays frederick douglass. Exact date unknown frederick douglass is born as frederick augustus washington bailey, a slave at holme hill farm, talbot county, maryland. Frederick augustus washington bailey was born into slavery in talbot county, maryland. Jenny, hester, harriet, and maryann frederick douglass. Frederick douglass, was born a slave in talbot county, maryland sometime between 1816 to 1818. Apr 11, 2012 first, harriet bailey, douglass s mother, most likely gave birth to her final child, also named harriet, and then died. Frederick douglass, captain anthony, colonel edward lloyd, lucretia auld, captain thomas auld, hugh auld, sophia auld, edward covey, betsy bailey, aunt hester, harriet bailey, sandy jenkins, william freeland, william hamilton, william gardner. Douglass served as a slave on farms on the eastern shore of maryland and in baltimore throughout his youth. Frederick douglass biography life, family, childhood. Born frederick augustus washington bailey, young frederick spent the first six years of his life living at his grandmother betsys cabin on the banks of the tuckahoe creek, exploring the wilderness and towns in talbot and caroline counties. Frederick douglass and harriet tubman were the most eminent africanamerican figures of their time. My ancestry to perry bailey, the big brother of frederick douglass, is authenticated through death records, census reports, marriage licenses, and slave records all confirmed by the former curator. Frederick douglass was an escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker.
Cnn they fought to end slavery more than 150 years ago. As was often the case with slaves, the exact year and date of douglass birth are. She was an enslaved woman who cared for the young douglass during his early childhood, until the day she was forced to drop him off at the wye house plantation to begin his life as a slave. Harriet bailey synonyms, harriet bailey pronunciation, harriet bailey translation, english dictionary definition of harriet bailey. The narrative of the life of frederick douglass characters covered include. The following is an excerpt from his autobiography, narrative of the life of frederick douglass 1845. The two were born four years apart and both knew what it was like to be enslaved. The first autobiography, the narrative of the life of frederick douglass, an american slave, written by himself, catapulted him to fame and invigorated the abolitionist movement. Born frederick augustus washington b ailey, frederick douglass stated in the second and third paragraph of narrative that he only saw his mother, harriet bailey, only four or five times in my life. Betsy bailey was the grandmother of frederick douglass. His mother, from whom he was separated at an early age, was a slave named harriet bailey. His mother, harriet bailey, was a plantation slave, his father a white man whom he never met.
The year was probably 1818, and he would later celebrate february 14 as his birthday, but no precise records exist. Frederick douglass united states abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the north douglass. Henry bailey, henry harris, john harris, charles roberts, and sandy jenkins. He was the son of harriet bailey, who he saw for the last time in 1824. Jun 19, 2016 i am a verified descendent of perry bailey january 4, 18 august 18, 1880, the first born of harriet bailey, the mother of frederick douglass. She named her son frederick augustus washington bailey. The day and the year of his birth are not known though he celebrated his birthday on february 14. February 1817 february 20, 1895 was an american social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. Hetty hutter judiths sister hetty is on the verge of ignorancei. After escaping from slavery in maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in massachusetts and new york, gaining note for his oratory 6 and. February 1818 february 20, 1895 was an american social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. His mother harriet bailey, was a slave, and it is believed that his father was aaron anthony, harriets master and an overseer on one of the lloyd family farms on the eastern shore.
In baltimore, especially, douglas enjoyed relatively more freedom than slaves usually did in the south. They began their own personal crusade to free other slaves. Born into slavery in bayside talbot county, maryland in 1818, douglass, born frederick augustus washington bailey, was the son of harriet bailey and a white man. Of douglasss many speeches, what to the slave is the fourth of july. The frederick douglass papers at the library of congress for teachers expert resources. Able to read and write, she had accomplished something most slaves were not able to at that time. The the narrative of frederick douglass quotes below are all either spoken by betsy bailey or refer to betsy bailey. Douglass saw the fruits of his labor with the th amendment, but was more than aware of the long struggle africanamericans would face in the years to come. Daughter of aaron anthony and harriet bailey sister of perry bailey. The great women in frederick douglasss life frederick.
The character of betsy bailey in the narrative of frederick. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement, which sought to end the practice of slavery. Mar 20, 2018 harriet bailey, frederick douglasss mother. Mar 12, 2019 douglass was born frederick augustus washington bailey, on the holme hill farm, in talbot county, maryland in february, 1818. Frederick douglass was born frederick augustus washington bailey in talbot county in the u. Frederick augustus washington bailey was born around 1818 into slavery in talbot county, maryland. Douglass was never able to determine how she came to be literate. What frederick douglass revealedand omittedin his famous.
Douglasss strong emotional attachment to women and his concern. His mother, harriet bailey, was a field slave from whom he was separated during his infancy. Judith has an honest heart, is ablebodied, witty, and a little vain. Two hundred years ago this month, frederick augustus washington bailey was born at holmes hill farm in talbot county, maryland. Here and throughout the autobiography, douglass highlights the common practice of white slave owners raping slave women, both to satisfy their sexual hungers and to expand their slave populations. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one. Family tree frederick douglass timeline in his own words provenance and publication history teaching resources. He was separated from his mother, harriet bailey, when he was still an infant. Eliza bailey and sara bailey half sister of andrew skinner anthony.
His mothers name was harriet and she was forced to leave her children, by the man who owned them. Born frederick augustus washington bailey in 1817, he was taken from his mother, harriet bailey, when she resumed her work as an enslaved woman. Now, statues of harriet tubman and frederick douglass are standing in the room where it was abolished in maryland. Harriet bailey article about harriet bailey by the free. After escaping from slavery in maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in massachusetts and new york, gaining note for his oratory and. Harriet bailey was enslaved in talbot county, maryland.
Both were born into slavery, escaped to freedom, and did not turn their backs on others who were enslaved. Narrative of the life of frederick douglass notes flashcards. Mother is a slave, harriet bailey, and father is a white man, rumored to be his master, aaron anthony. Frederick douglass was born into slavery in maryland as frederick bailey circa 1818. Frederick augustus washington douglass bailey 1818 1895. Harriet bailey definition of harriet bailey by the free. After escaping from slavery in maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in massachusetts and new york, gaining note for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings. Frederick douglass s story begins in 1818, when he was born in talbot county on the eastern shore of maryland. Trying to tell harriet baileys life frederick douglass. There are now statues of frederick douglass and harriet. Jul 09, 2017 frederick douglass was born frederick augustus washington bailey in talbot county, maryland. Mapping the final resting places of frederick douglass friends and foes. Frederick douglass was born frederick augustus washington bailey in talbot county, maryland. Second, their master, aaron anthony, beat frederick s teen aged cousin hester aka estherto a bloody pulp because she favored a young slave, ned roberts.
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