Leaders have some outstanding characteristics and attributes that can be seen in their actions, decisions and the influence they have on their followers. Frederick Douglass (February 1818– February 20, was an American orator , writer , social reformer, and political leader, who portrayed strong leadership characters and attributes; with his leadership, he was able to fight against slavery in the United States. The main character traits that can be observed in Frederick are self-confidence, emotional stability and selflessness; this paper discusses three leadership personality traits portrayed by the leader. Self-confidence Fredrick was a slave himself in America but managed to escape from a slavery camp via boarding a train to Havre de Grace, Maryland ; this was after three attempts to escape, after the successful one, his leadership traits started to become more open to the public domains. His efforts to deliver the slaves from the oppressions they were facing from their masters portray a person with self confidence and believe in himself. As a leader, he formed the abolitionist movement and started writing materials that counterattacked advocators of slave trade and slavery. From this first move, his character to question and demand for his followers’ rights is seen; he stood strong against those people who were of the view that slaves had no intellectual capacity to function. When presenting his augments using human rights meetings and his antislavery writings, he used his eloquence to defend the rights of slaves. During the time, slave trade was seen as legitimate and any slave who dared to rebel or argue against the trade was seen as an enemy of the states; however using his self-confidences, charisma and boldness, he stood against the allegations to fight for the rights of staffs. The leader’s self-confidence was seen in his strong believe that blacks, Native Americans, Female and the Asians have equality ; this was in the times that the Americans have special rights and they could override other people. When he was addressing people either slaves or the Northerners, he was never being arrogant but ensured that he drove the point that he wanted; he was described by the many as a man of humility (McFeely 31-78). The leader did not discriminate on either race, but he was advocating for equality and respect for humanity. In his first book called, “The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: an American Slave”, its one of the interesting materials in history where he describes how he attempted to escape in vain; it portrayed a leader who was driven by self confidence and the need to try again and again. Decisiveness The success that Fredrick got was based on these strategic and timely decisions that he had to make at different times; when making decisions, he was making decisions that were sound and applicable in the environment that he is operating in at a certain period. When presenting his decisions, it portrayed a person of high moral standing and one who clearly understood the decision that he wanted to make at a particular time. The book was so humorous that he feared that he would be enslaved again for the weaknesses that he portrayed in the American lifestyle and how he was able to trick them with the attire