Fredrick Douglas Slave, Citizen , Freedom Fighter and Extraordinary American.

Fredrick Douglas personal experiences in Slave and Citizen illustrates 19th century race relations. Fredrick Douglas lead a exceptional life that brought freedom and equality to future generations through hard work and determination. Frederick Douglass was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of Maryland in 1818, and was given the name Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (Fredrick Douglas aka) after his mother Harriet Bailey. Because his mother belonged to Aaron Anthony so did Fredrick. Fredrick was told …

…Through his work he came into contact with many of the leaders of his times. His early work in the cause of freedom brought him into contact with a wide array of abolitionists and social reformers, including William Lloyd Garrison, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, John Brown, Gerrit Smith and many others. As a major Stationmaster on the Underground Railroad he directly helped hundreds on their way to freedom through his adopted home city of Rochester, NY.