Frederick Douglass was born into slavery as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey near Easton in Talbot County, Maryland. Frederick Douglass exact birth date is not recorded. This information was deemed unimportant to Douglass' master. Frederick Douglass was a field and house a slave in different times of his lifespan. Douglass' was able to self-educated himself, even though it was forbidden for slaves. He was able to escape the south and make himself one of the greatest leaders in America's history. Douglass was a self-educated ex-slave, who rose to great prestige to serve as an example to the world that through persistence and faith in God, you can achieve anything that one set his mind to. Frederick Douglass wrote a narrative about his life to show that slavery was wrong and help the abolition cause. In this paper I will explore the major accomplishments of Frederick Douglass. I also want to explore his importance, his significance in the 19th Century, and what influenced him to become the well-respected man that he was and still is today.
             Douglass's first master was Captain Anthony, he was a cruel man but not as cruel as his overseer Mr. Plummer who Douglass referred to as a miserable drunkard, a profane swearer, and a savage monster (Douglass 10). It wasn't until Douglass went to live with on Captain Thomas Auld's plantation that he was exposed to the brutal treatment of slaves at a very young age. He had to witness his master string his Aunt Hester up and whip her because she disobeyed him. This was the first of a long series of such outrages, of which Douglass had to witness. Seeing such things had a profound affect on Douglass, which caused him to have strong views about slavery.
             While living in Baltimore Mrs. Auld commenced in teaching Douglass the ABC's and the spelling of words, but once her husband found out he forbid her to teach him anything else because he thought it was...