| Full Name |
Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey) |
| Date of Birth |
- |
| Place of Birth |
Talbot County, Maryland, U.S. |
| Date of Death |
20 February 1895 |
| Place of Death |
Washington, D.C., U.S. |
| Citizenship / Country of Residence |
American / United States |
| Education |
Largely self-taught; informal education |
| Profession |
Abolitionist, orator, writer, statesman, social reformer |
| Years of Activity |
1838 - 1895 |
| Brief Information |
Frederick Douglass was a prominent American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, gaining note for his oratory and incisive antislavery writings. Douglass served as an advisor to Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and advocated for the rights of African Americans and women. |