under his new name, Frederick Douglass. Always striving to educate himself, Douglass continued his reading. He joined various organizations in New Bedford, including a black church. He attended ...

At this historical site, you'll learn all about Frederick Douglass ... about his experience as a slave. In 1872, Douglass and his then wife, Anna, moved to Washington, D.C. The couple moved ...

Frederick Douglass knew his ticket to freedom was through education. At the age of 6, Douglass moved to the Wye House plantation, where he was looked after by Lucretia Auld, the wife of a recently ...