Why is Frederick Douglas important enough for us to learn about in school?
What is one thing that FD continue to do after the civil war?
Lecture, write, and publish newspaper
What was his disguise when he escaped from slavery?
A sailor
Douglass was an advisor to President Lincoln.
true
false
T/F- Was it against the law to teach slaves to read and write?
True
What role did Frederick Douglass' wife, Anna Murray, play in his life?
all of the above
Inspired him to continue to pursue his own freedom
Paid the bills before his speaking engagements made money
Helped him escape
The North Star advocated for...
The rights of black people
The rights of women
The rights of children
Both the rights of women and black people
Name a detail from Frederick Douglass's biography not mentioned yet.
What was the name of FD's newspaper?
The North Star
What did Douglass do to fight back?
He learned to read and then secretly taught others to read.
Why did he see very little of his mother?
He was separated from his mother and she lived at a planation 12 miles away and died when he was 7 years old.
FD was a famous abolitionist of the 19th century. What does that mean?
He was an opponent (against) of slavery
What did the 1850 version of the Fugitive Slave Law enforce?
Citizens were supposed to help in the catching of runaway slaves
Who taught Frederick Douglass the alphabet?
The wife of his enslaver.
Where was Frederick Douglass born?
A plantation or Maryland
As a boy what did he suffer from?
cold and hunger