| Full Name |
Frederick Douglass |
| Date of Birth |
February 1818 |
| Place of Birth |
Talbot County, Maryland, USA |
| Date of Death |
20 February 1895 |
| Place of Death |
Washington, D.C., USA |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
American / United States |
| Education |
Self-educated |
| Profession |
Abolitionist, orator, writer, statesman |
| Years of Activity |
c. 1840s - 1895 |
| Brief Information |
Frederick Douglass was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement, renowned for his powerful oratory and incisive antislavery writings. He served in several government positions, including U.S. Marshal for the District of Columbia and U.S. Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti. |