Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass made history as the first African-American to be nominated for Vice President of the United States. He was born into slavery and lived as one until the day he escaped. Douglass became an activist and a leader of the abolition movement in both Massachusetts and New York.

He influenced many people to fight against the system that upheld slavery, and his intellect inspired not only the North but also the Southerners. He spent his life fighting for justice and equality and played an essential role in the fight toward liberty. Douglass is best known in literary circles for his work, “My Bondage and My Freedom.”