National Archives Comes Alive! Young Learners Program: Meet Frederick Douglass
Channel: US National Archives
Date: 2021-11-15

Meet Frederick Douglass, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman.  Douglass escaped from slavery in 1838. He became an influential force in the abolition movement with his powerful speeches including “What to the Slave is the Fourth of July,” and his  antislavery newspaper, The North Star that circulated to more than 4000 subscribers. Douglass continued to fight for rights of African Americans after slavery was abolished with the Thirteenth Amendment. In 1889, Douglass was appointed US Minister to Haiti. Douglass is portrayed by Phil Darius Wallace, actor, director, and writer.