Douglass was appointed a United States marshal in 1877 and soon afterward purchased the Cedar Hill estate in Washington, DC. He became a leader who advised Abraham Lincoln. Remembering his own flight from slavery, he aided other freedom seekers. Douglass also became a journalist, founding a newspaper, The North Star. He became a traveling lecturer both in the U.S. Over time, Douglass developed impressive speaking skills, giving stirring and fiery speeches. He adopted a new name, married his sweetheart, and began a new life in New Bedford, Massachusetts. He finally escaped in 1838, dressed in a sailor's clothes and using the pass of a free black man. As a teenager, he made his first escape by canoe, but was caught and returned. Like others, Frederick Douglass yearned for freedom. Brought up by his grandmother in a small cabin, he gradually realized his enslaved condition but, he did not live it until his grandmother brought him to the home of his master that day. 1818 on the Eastern Shore of Maryland, Frederick Douglass never knew who his father was and only saw his mother a few times in his life. Under orders, she had just brought the enslaved child to their master's house at Wye Plantation and left him there. Sobbing, the small boy watched his grandmother walk away. This lesson is part of the National Park Service’s Teaching with Historic Places (TwHP) program. Other images courtesy of the National Park Service. Top-left image courtesy of the Library of Congress and top-right image courtesy of Janet Blyberg.
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