I can't stress enough how impactful this series is in my understanding of history that I was never taught
@LilacBoots3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for bringing up his wife Anna. I never knew that she was supporting them before he became a great orator. I will definitely research more about her life.
@madwiesel34663 жыл бұрын
„My man‘s pen game is vicious“ Couldn’t have said it better myself
@MonDieuMaCauseMonEpee3 жыл бұрын
Fredrick Douglas is truly a hero to me. I believe if any Black person should be on U.S. currency, he should be the first. When urging black men to enlist in the Union Army to fight the Confederacy. “You owe it to yourself,” he said. “You will stand more erect and be less liable to insult. You will be defending your own liberty, honor, manhood, and self-respect.” -Fredrick Douglas "My cause is that of the black man, not because he is black but because he is a man." -Fredrick Douglas
@evilkatos3 жыл бұрын
I just bought a copy of Douglass's book. My public schooling never even mentioned him, and I didn't learn of him until well into my college years. Truly a remarkable man.
@tando62663 жыл бұрын
As a non American epic rap battles was where I first heard of him, and he continues to be one of the most amazing human beings I have ever learnt from.
@TheTennesseeGeek3 жыл бұрын
I remember reading Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass as a senior in high school. It wasn't for class. I didn't understand every part because in my conservative school, they didn't teach us the full story of enslavement. The book opened my eyes to the true horror of slavery. Helped me become more of an anti-racist.
@heyysimone Жыл бұрын
Im so glad Anna was talked about. Without her, there was no Frederick. Black women need to be talked about more - and not just in terms of fighting against slavery. But for their skills and talents that are not talked about enough
@geanbean13053 жыл бұрын
I read his, "narrative of the life of Fredrick Douglas" for my school work last year! It was very moving, and very graphic at times, but a very beautiful story.
@bluehatguy42793 жыл бұрын
Perhaps he should be considered a founding father. Perhaps there are many others as well, in the sense of the nation being an ongoing project that did not simply appear in a perfect form on the first day. As long as the mantle remains reserved for persons that are no longer living, lest it be reduced to a political tool.
@oldgus013 жыл бұрын
Please tell me Clint Smith is staying on after the series is over. His vocal skills are *on point.*
@tracyforrest225311 ай бұрын
I’m teaching my daughter Black history since true history was taken out of school here in Florida so thank you for this knowledge
@johnedwardtaylor3 жыл бұрын
I read Douglass's autobiography when I was a teen. It taught me what it is to be free by showing the lot of slaves, and how one rare man overcame that almost insuperable obstacle. His observations about what kept his people down are invaluable. His book made me see that many a freeborn individual still lives the life of a slave. This is one of the few books I have read which I think that everyone in the world should read.
@DWViking43 жыл бұрын
I had to do a biography project in the 4th grade and I got assigned Frederick Douglass. I didn't know who he was and neither did anyone in my family (which looking back is a shame), so I read his biography and most other books on him to get prepared. He was one of the most influential people I had heard of at that point in my life and changed a lot of how I viewed history. He made me want to learn more and now I'm a college graduate with a history degree. I'm so glad I got to learn of his life and I hope this video allows others to have a similar experience to me.
@eustatic38323 жыл бұрын
Frederick Douglass, founding father, indeed.
@Thirdhousehuntress3893 жыл бұрын
I got the chance to read his memoir in my first year of college for an English class and wrote my final history essay on him!! He’s truly awesome!
@tiffanycarlyle49083 жыл бұрын
Thank you for doing this Crash Course series. As a Canadian our schooling only touches on this history a little, too little. Things didn't play out exactly the same here but the connections to what did happen here and why are clearer with the bigger picture.
@stufromoz81643 жыл бұрын
Best crash course ever, this needs to be watched all over the world to every citizen of this planet and maybe there would be hope for a better world ,one where love finally finishes of the war against hatred and mankind will be able to love itself in a way where we finally live in harmony with our universe.
@noahlogue38073 жыл бұрын
My Favourite American Orator and Author!
@properlylive6021 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for mentioning Anna. I’ve read a few of his books and felt like he didn’t speak enough about her. Black women have always stood in the gap.
@1313tennisman3 жыл бұрын
One of the greatest Americans ever
@dansanger53403 жыл бұрын
I can't tell you how much I've enjoyed this series. It's both fascinating and historically rigorous.
@seanpoore24283 жыл бұрын
Yes! Love this series! Such a vital resource!
@aunnahr8833 Жыл бұрын
Fredrick Douglas was really big in my hometown (Rochester, NY) he's painted on walls, has a statue, and more informational stuff about his life on a trail and scattered around town. He's even buried in the cemetery there.
@nileshkumaraswamy27113 жыл бұрын
Douglass is interesting both in terms of how radical and how pragmatic he was.
@tessfairfield64353 жыл бұрын
I've been so excited for this! Douglass is possibly my favorite American writer.
@williambilyeu98013 жыл бұрын
Library of America has a volume of the Autobiographies of Frederick Douglass that includes "Narrative of the Life," "My Bondage and My Freedom," and "Life and Times," and various articles of his other writings. The former "Narrative of the Life" is in their "Slave Narratives" and much of his writing is in "Antislavery Writings," and the four volume "The Civil War: Told by Those Who Lived It." His story and writings are so well-written that people denied that he had been born a slave. His first wife helped him escape from slavery and supported him in his freedom. His second wife was white and his children opposed his marriage to a white woman. Frederick Douglass replied that his first wife was the color of his mother as he saw no problem that his second wife was the color of his father. Frederick Douglass was a hero of the United States and the Nineteenth Century.
@autumnfallsss2 жыл бұрын
I'm in love with this series! As a History Major, i'm glad to be finding out more information. I wish you guys did a video on Nat Turner and George Stinney
@ImAPumpkinNow Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. My kids are homeschooled and I like to supplement their history lessons with videos. They really didn’t spend enough time on this man, so we are 💗
@chrisconnor8086 Жыл бұрын
Frederick Douglass is my favorite civil rights activist and no one comes close
@olgasakhno88907 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for this moving and informative piece. My students enjoyed the presentation. Their favorite part was about how Douglass beat up Covey. GO, Freddy!!!
@destronger53133 жыл бұрын
Thank you Clint. These crashcourse videos have been eye opening. Keep them coming!
@louise-yo7kz3 жыл бұрын
He taught others how to read!!!🙌🏿
@manastalksessions Жыл бұрын
This was amazing looked it up to teach my children! Thank you very much!
@artkoenig94343 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this excellent episode!
@josephhegeman90032 жыл бұрын
Loved this! Douglass’s writing and other slave narratives are amazing works of writing that are so exceptional with their literary, historical, and political confluences. Would love to see a crash course literature series focused on them
@quidprobro3 жыл бұрын
learning to read and write by frederick douglass was among my favorite literature i read in high school. excellent video!!
@balkisszahraoui3 жыл бұрын
Thank you CC and Mr Smith for this enriching video !
@DrJustininJapan3 жыл бұрын
Thank you for another great video CrashCourse!
@thecaveofthedead3 жыл бұрын
Tremendous. I must read him.
@goddes343345 Жыл бұрын
Thank you thank you, this was beautiful and easy to follow for my homeschooling family. I appreciate you and this. Stay Great
@edwinvoorhees19523 жыл бұрын
Wow. Thanks again, Clint! Another great installment!
@pmnoble49592 жыл бұрын
Absolutely fascinating. What a remarkable man! I am not Amerian but this makes me interested in American history.
@jarhead4801 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing. Sad in many ways to hear these facts. Joyful in more ways because the real true facts about people like Fredrick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, Ida Wells and many more are enlightening to the reality of change and progression through the years. Of which continues to this day. Thanks again.
@lakishaprewitt1211 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much this really helped me with my fredrick Douglass timeline
@caribbeantigress Жыл бұрын
Black history is american history! it should be taught all year, not just a month
@smartypants19803 жыл бұрын
I firsr heard of him from ice cube in the film higher learning
@marypatterson32462 жыл бұрын
How I wish we had a recording of one of his speeches!
@beverleygrant7446 Жыл бұрын
I am a studemt at Rowan University and I can now understand how both Bob Marley's song By the Rivers of Babylon, help tell the story of Fredrick Douglas.
@williambilyeu9801 Жыл бұрын
Library of America issued a new volume of "Speeches & Writings" by Frederick Douglass. It is excellent reading. I highly recommend it and the companion volume of his "Autobiographies." Library of America will probably issue both volumes as a boxed set. Buy both apart or as a boxed set!
@MorganHorse2 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Anna. I just got his narrative book on audible 😅
@MountainofInspiration3 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this video
@dcwashingtonpresident59383 жыл бұрын
Love this channel.. keep it going
@lynchsc420 Жыл бұрын
This is way better than the pragerU version.
@huberttm32912 жыл бұрын
Love your work sir.
@honeydew9591 Жыл бұрын
I’m a fourth grader who’s in a stem school learning
@StudioNama2 жыл бұрын
Founding Father Freddy D. ... I like the sound of that
@MonDieuMaCauseMonEpee3 жыл бұрын
Well Done 👏🏿
@andreysantiago3 жыл бұрын
Great video!
@Ndugu0711 Жыл бұрын
Thanks!
@chrispez93 жыл бұрын
Yoooooo new upload
@chanimpresario4968 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for this vid as I'm not a reader.
@Just-an-average_FBAB1 Жыл бұрын
Thank you...
@Priyansh_rajpurohit_6668 ай бұрын
Best video
@stacymack4855 Жыл бұрын
Fantastic thank you
@usmarine51519563 Жыл бұрын
When you ea,t sleep, fight, together. We all bleed red . Love now
@immasoxfanbaby2 жыл бұрын
Ok so reading was the secret to become Free
@emiliozh2 жыл бұрын
Hi Braderick
@LowBudgetYoutuber2 жыл бұрын
He my next tattoo.
@adrianmarcos2319 Жыл бұрын
me to
@IIzaraII Жыл бұрын
POV: your in 3rd grade 😮
@annieroche22 Жыл бұрын
The irish stood with the black person.
@Eris123451 Жыл бұрын
Old news.
@arsenalthearsenalplayer33819 ай бұрын
Thank you so much for bringing up his wife Anna. I never knew that she was supporting them before he became a great orator. I will definitely research more about her life.