Frederick Douglass - Journalist & Civil Rights Activist | Mini Bio | BIO

Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass was born into slavery sometime around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and lecturing to thousands on a range of causes, including women’s rights and Irish home rule. Among Douglass’ writings are several autobiographies eloquently describing his experiences in slavery and his life after the Civil War, including the well-known work Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. He died on February 20, 1895. #Biography
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[@hotlicksdan]

This was WAY too short. Read one of his autobiographies, free online. This was one of our greatest Americans. A hero and inspiration for all.

[@KwizMatix]

I am proud of all of YOU for watching this video, educating yourselves on a great AMERICAN historical figure, doing your part to dispell the ignorance of the African American past, and leaving all of these beautiful and positive comments. The past is done, and the future is extremely bright. As you watch this video, its hard to conceive that today we have our first African American as PRESIDENT. Quite remarkable isn't it? This truly is a GREAT country we live in. God bless us all!

[@Thelectricleaf]

my teacher made me

[@nehajoshi4093]

Thelectricleaf lmfao same

[@onewearycatfromtexas2066]

My Iternary HERO!!!!

[@KwizMatix]

@@Thelectricleaf you have a great teacher and hopefully you have gained lots of value out of this =)

[@mylamberfeeties875]

I just love bios and watch them as much as I can, I don't care where what land I'm interested in people of all sorts. One day in the resurrection we will meet people from the past. I want people to know they were not forgotten. ❤

[@AsianMontana]

have to watch this for an english assignment

[@EagleMiner]

same lol

[@ELDiabloSosa]

Good. Hope u learn something

[@duck-ss6pt]

Yes

[@theprankgods8603]

Me too

[@cowz3663]

Craig Army I’m watching it for history

[@SunniLeBoeuf]

This makes me feel so proud about how far humanity has come since slavery. *looks at comment section* ..nevermind..

[@BendApparatus]

Jeez poor kid. You can see the bewilderment in his eyes in that photo...made it into the history books though. So his greatness is undisputable.

[@nikkolav]

I am writing a reflection on Douglass's autobiography for my American Literature class this semester and this summary was a really good preface before reading the book. The summation of the key events/points made in the book make it much easier to draw conclusions from the text after only the first read. Thank you for putting together a digestible, concise, and open resource. I hope you continue with this type of content because these informational videos are really helpful in many contexts you wouldn't first expect.

[@NellieKAdaba]

He's an inspiration to everyone. I need to see movies based on his life.

[@vincehoffman8773]

I would love to see that!

[@KillahB89]

Read MY BONDAGE AND MY FREEDOM! By far one of the most brilliant, relevant and heart wrenching books Ive ever read in my life.

[@zadeh79]

In my mind, one of the most respectable characters in all of history.

[@SevenLovedFrench]

BADASS !!

[@priestesspadfoot11]

Frederick Douglass was a freakin' genius.

[@YouthFreedomFighters]

Frederick Douglass is one of my role models and is a definite role model for any type of oppressed people. Frederick Douglass shows why people should be rebels and he is the perfect example of somebody turning against authority.

[@MrWhitelightning73]

Great video! Thanks for posting 👍🏾👍🏾

[@tylertaws476]

I have me a Fredrick Douglass coin. It was minted in 2017. It says District of Columbia printed on one side and on the other side it says, "E Pluribus Unum" which means, "Out of many, one."

[@BookerYTT]

Thanks for making this, it helps with my history homework!

[@KJ-Startup]

YUNOMILES BROUGHT ME HERE 🔥‼️📢

[@Wisehousepublishingunlimited]

Thanks for posting this great video. Our readers love to find out more about the authors of the books we publish.

[@lindsayhengehold5341]

Love Biography Channel & Frederick Douglass

[@blueskye6372]

👌 Great information.

[@srishtydhawan]

The narrative that he wrote is so painful to read as the savage moments he experienced came alive with the words. I am so glad that he was one of the lucky ones who escaped the slavery. No human deserves to be treated like an animal, neither an animal itself.

[@jaydenmccray1785]

This was a great help

[@changez07]

thanks Mr. Douglass

[@T3merity]

I thought a biography covered more than the first 6 years of your life?

[@tamiranj1]

Great documentary

[@jsb1585]

This wasn't nearly as long as it should have been. It wasn't really celebrating any of his achievements.

[@victorianicholson3963]

Thank you for making this video! (: It really helped me out with English! (:

[@Webkinz582]

He knows how to hold his head high and fight for what he believes in. I do believe that if it wasn't for Frederick Douglass......blacks wouldn't have as many rights as they do today. Yes, they would have given them more rights down the road....but I truely do believe that he opened even more doors. Just like ebbiesart said. Frederick Douglass ROCKS!!!

[@geraldlewis8272]

PROUD of THAT Brother Beyond again and again and again.

[@karentucker2161]

I found out the other day that he is my 5/6 great uncle. Doing my family history/ancestry

[@behaviorista]

i wish it was longer

[@user-uj9zj4uv5r]

This was my favorite tv show

[@Webkinz582]

Frederick Douglass is amazing!

[@pacngears]

@astrolifter I started working out as a teen to vent my anger, gain weight and at the time to gain more confidence. And good for you brother.

[@JohnSmith-ue7rp]

The man was at a time when white was right,but this man stood strong and never gave in to white suprese.God bless you Sir.

[@lashantasalter3371]

thank you.

[@TheGermandutchess]

Frederick was my great, great, great uncle! im proud to have a strong bloodline!

[@garrett22]

What a liar. U just want the clout. FAKE

[@astrolifter]

@pacngears I agree with this statement. A lot of parents, regardless of ethnicity and culture, really don't have a clue on how to be good parents. I was mentally and verbally abused by my mother growing up, and it invariably affected my self-esteem, even into adult hood, and affected my relationships with the opposite sex as well. Tupac's music is awesome to lift weights too, it brings out aggression in me, which I channel into my training session,

[@ethanwilson1001]

I think there should’ve been more told about this particular documentary kind of just cut it short

[@erraticonteuse]

Oh my God, David Blight is so young in this video! Everyone should read his Douglass bio, btw.

[@erykawilson499]

Can these have closed captioning embedded, please?

[@collinsdarkwa281]

Very Interesting

[@schmidty2007]

@GrandArchitect3D and where are you getting your information from?

[@audreyharris8495]

Bio. Bio. Bio. You The Best

[@schmidty2007]

@GrandArchitect3D and might I point out, for the first 25 years of Douglass' life, the Republican (or Democratic-Republican) Party and the Federalist Party were the two parties. The Republican party broke down during Douglass' lifetime and was re-named the current-day Democratic Party.

[@xaniawilby5715]

Make the video of the American reformers

[@michaelwest9840]

He didn't wait for anyone else to free him. Fast forward 150 years and we have Tupac saying "wake me when I'm free". Which message do kids hear more often?

[@Sk-ic2kt]

awesome

[@mmartell3]

Too many people looking up Lil Wayne, Nicki Minaj, etc.... Not enough ppl learning about those who truly paved the way and sacrificed for us, the future...

[@pacngears]

@astrolifter May you now enlighten me with discussing human rights and relating it to the narrative of the life of Fredrick Douglas?

[@shamamohamed4238]

Y no captions??

[@omlugh4915]

I used this for a last minute assay

[@Moraud5386]

@CuriosityRoads why? where is he from then?!!!! I thnk you're the one who needs one! I just red his autobiography

[@astrolifter]

@pacngears I started when I was a teenager. With all the anger and aggression I had, I had to channel my energy somewhere. I could have easily went down the beaten path and became a criminal. Now I'm just getting back into it.

[@realtalk2046]

They would riddle this biography with not much more than the word slave over and over. Great men conjure hope into the lost, strength into the weak, and worry into the arrogant

[@BALJEETman]

I have to watch this for hostory

[@dyhard678]

Frederick Douglass was truly a man b4 his time

[@astrolifter]

@pacngears I appreciate that acknowledement. I was reading up on Douglas, I found it interesting that he advocated a non-violent approach much like King did, and that he even ran for vice president, the first african american to do so. I find it deplorable that blacks were enslaved and treatment like they were. Its frustrating because sometime I feel that some black people today remain bitter about it and take it out on white guys like myself.

[@alexandersenna3532]

i still don't know anything about him other than there was a paper saying he was born 1818 and his father was white

[@alexandersenna3532]

what i meant to say this video fails to mention anything other than his birth date. What part of the bio does it mention his books? or what he did?

[@GGLebo23]

@Onegurrrlrev Thats the thing. Is features aren't Caucasoid at all. He looks straight Black. The fact that the historian even said he was not sure who the father was is enough to make me speculate.

[@pacngears]

@astrolifter I understand that you were offended, that was the intent, and even though i disagree with some of the things you are saying you seem to be a better intellectual than i thought you would be.

[@bluechickens123]

i cant believe im related to two famose people crystal waters and fredrick douglas

[@emmitorr2529]

Watching for English 🫥

[@fredsmith3633]

Frederick Douglas

[@emiliozh]

Hi Braderick

[@benjaminbatchelder4507]

nice

[@pacngears]

@astrolifter You are truly a computer warrior. You are right since you wrote more replies you have won this argument. If you are assuming im african american you are wrong. I dont wear do-rags at all, but can you now enlighten me with discussing human rights and relating it to the narrative of the life of Fredrick Douglas.

[@kasinoblakkblakk8902]

This too short for all the great things he did

[@TheMonikaFasulo22]

poor freddy

[@Hafdav1999]

wow. they did not even know their own birthdates let alone their own parents. wowzer ba-bee-lol! i am proud of people like frederick douglas who were able to uplift , survive, and advance during a time of extreme destitute and unfair servitude. people like him give me pride. wow we've have come a long way and i plan to keep going afar with that passed down torch-lol-feezy feez-hafdav3000!-salutes!

[@RapMusic490]

0:01 skip it

[@MrSama555]

he is my personal hero

[@astrolifter]

@pacngears I need to study and learn more about the man. What I do know is that he carried himself with dignity and was highly intelligent, just as Martin Luther King did. MLK was also one of the best speakers in history in my opinion. His assasination really looked bad for the white race. I don't believe the story that just one person was behind it though.

[@astrolifter]

@pacngears Actually, you won the argument because you calmly pointed out the fact that I was operating in computer warrior mode. I have no choice but to delete most of my responses.

[@Constellation62]

Don't get it twisted, his case wasn't everybody's case

[@BillionGODSun]

Come Learn How 2 Dougie… Learn About Frederick Dougie!!! Happy Frederick Dougie Day!!!!!!!

[@onewearycatfromtexas2066]

Never ever forget!!!!! Frederick Douglass For a Federal Reservation Day!!!!

[@astrolifter]

@pacngears Admittedly it was petty for me to point the errors out. I felt bothered that your initial response to my first post implied that I wasn't educated.

[@jameslaster487]

My American hero

[@abrahammontano1293]

Who else is here because of ERB?

[@requix11]

Abraham Montano BIG HAIR BIG NUTS BIG ISSUES

[@user-jk4kq5qn5e]

me t jefferson vs freddy was horrible

[@ProfessorseverusSnape-oq4su]

I came her bcuz I'm learning about new Yorkers in fourth grade

[@michaelreilly3100]

Modern day Thomas Sowell

[@Snaut1]

YOU DON'T SAY?

[@RapOperaCentral]

Frederick Douglass is a true inspiration. A great man by every standard. Here is a song in tribute to him. kzbin.info/www/bejne/maOWiZRumrJsrbM

[@pacngears]

@astrolifter Im not writing an essay, this can be as grammmatically incorrect as i wantit to be.

[@jamilarozier85]

Uhh

[@impostor4665]

i remember this in 7th grade goulds ela class

[@astrolifter]

@pacngears How would that be enlightening you? You obviously know a lot about the subject already. I just admitted that I have a lot to learn with respect to the man.

[@MegaAstrodude]

Frederick Douglass was a crusader for freedom, an advocate of justice, an outstanding role-model,...and legally a thief as he pointed out.

[@b2e1z]

somehow a drug dealer by the name of frank lucas has a bio with about five times as many views

[@GGLebo23]

@SkullCrusherer Fredrick Douglas's looks are not typical of half white people. However, they are typical of people who are predominantly black in ancestry. Nicole Ari Parker is mostly black, but she looks half white. Thing is, she is not the norm. More often than not ppl w/ her looks are mixed. It's all about probabilities. Their is no point in making exceptions when Fredrick doesn't even kno his father

[@gineblox8587]

cool

[@yolycastillo7444]

hi

[@pacngears]

@astrolifter Dont target a group, when its a duty of everyone to raise their children properly. Its not "especially males" its everyone. Sagging has a negative stigma however i simply pointed out the fact that the way someone dresses doesnt define who they are. The fact remains that many children in all cultures are not getting optimum parenting. "LMAO"

[@kgajjahnhutchinson-baldwin6411]

I don't mean to be like that it's just I can't stand it when people make such untrue and ignorant comments like that. }:-(

[@BillionGODSun]

***19th Anniversary of da 1992 Gang Truce*** >>>2morrow April 29, 2011

[@Davidmartinez-ut7nc]

g snyds class shout out

[@kenziealex04]

ERB?

[@hahabirdy2844]

Ye.

[@timgertzen]

Yep

[@zadeh79]

But then again, there's isn't much upstairs for you.

[@papadoc711]

"I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong."

[@dradsthe3rd265]

Hello guys

[@26478me]

This Man Knew The ENEMY, Understood Them And Then USED KNOWLEDGE To Attack. He EXPLAINED!!! He Did Not Yell SCREAM, And DEMAND He Told Them (with wisdom) How Wonderful America Could Be But Never Would Reach Any Greatness With The LAw That Allowed Slavrery. Oh Yea, I AM A SIMPLE REGULAR WHITE GUY i Work With 1,150 People, Of Which 500 Or So Are Black. Now, I Would Say That About 75 Of Them Know Who Fredrick Douglas Is? WHY? I am So NOT IMPRESSED With One Celbration After Another. Why O Why?

[@Laazyeyedbimbo]

im black and im proud. yes i dun did is. {:

[@msflnurr5388]

I have the coin