Frederick Douglass

Looking for a place to start your online research of Douglass's life? This biography is divided into hyperlinked chapters, and also contains links to a chronology of his life, and some links for further reading.

This brief biography contains hyperlinks and a portrait of Douglass. You'll also find some links for further reading and to associated sites here.

The homepage of The Frederick Douglass Museum & Cultural Center has a photo of Douglass, a biographical sketch, and some links to Frederick Douglass resources.

Interested in writing about slavery in the U.S.? This chronology of U.S. statutes concerning the topic is a useful research tool from the Yale Law School.

As you know from your work on Douglass, reading and writing were central to his life as a free man. Why not take a visit to the National Institute for Literacy's site to see what you can learn there?

Here's a site where you can hear the actor Norman Matlock read a speech written by Douglass entitled “An Appeal to the British People.” Douglass first delivered this anti-slavery speech in 1846.

Take a look at this photo of Douglass from Matthew Brady's studio, which now is a part of the collection at the Library of Congress. What can you tell about Douglass from studying the photo itself, its date, its creator, and its present owner?

Would you like to take a look at a complete work by Douglass in etext? Ok then, click over to the library at the University of Virginia, where you'll find the entire book, My Bondage and My Freedom.

This edition of Douglass's Narrative, his first autobiography, is supplemented by navigation help and reading aids. You'll also have a chance to provide feedback about this valuable online project.

Here's a newspaper article about women's rights Douglass wrote for the abolitionist newspaper the North Star in 1848.