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February 1818
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The son of a slave woman and an unknown white man, "Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey" was born in February of 1818 on Maryland's eastern shore
1819 - 1825
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1824
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When Douglass was about six years old, his grandmother walked with him the twelve miles from his childhood cabin to the Wye
1826
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1827
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"It was here, under the instruction of Mrs. Auld that young Frederick first learned the alphabet. However it did not last long, "
1829
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"Very soon after I went to Baltimore to live, Master Hugh [Auld] succeeded in getting me hired to Mr. William Gardiner, an extensive ship builder"
1830
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1831
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African-American abolitionist Frederick Douglass first encountered The Columbian Orator around the age of twelve, just after he learned to read
1831
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Follow in the footsteps of Frederick Douglass during his teenage years in St. Michaels. Arriving as Frederick Bailey, a rebellious 15 year old,
Sep 16 1838
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"The arrival of Frederick and Anna Murray Douglass in New Bedford on Sept. 16 of 1838 was unexceptional,"
1839
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Disturbed by the Methodist segregation and haughtiness, Anna and Douglass joined an African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church and he became a licensed preacher where his oratorical skills flourished.
1841
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Douglass speaks about his slave experiences at a convention of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society held on Nantucket Island.