The Black History Month(Federick Douglass)

The black history month is the significant day for those African-American that change the ways that American are today or American society. these people sacrifice their life to save millions of life. the following African American that makse huge inpact in the History of American and for the people are: Martin Luther King Jr, Malcolm X , Jackie Robinson, Frederick Douglass and Rosa Parks.

The person I am writing about for Black History Month is Frederick A. Douglass. He was born in 1817 as slave, in Maryland.yet determined to be free, Frederick Douglass escaped from slavery and became one of the most influential figure for American African t Douglass became determined to learn to read. He studied every chance he got. He learned from white playmates he met on the street. He carried bread with him to give to the poor hungry ones in exchange for their help. He later learned to write by watching carpenters initial shipbuilding timber. He mastered the letters by challenging his playmates ability to write better then him. Additionally, he learned by copying the letters from Webster's Spelling-Book and practiced by using the old writing books of the Auld's son. Meanwhile, He became part of the Underground Railroad. also He became a powerful speaker in the anti-slavery .He helped at least three black slaves escape to Canada. He started his own newspaper called the North Star. He tried to stop slavery. He said that helping others was the way to get rid of discrimination.
Frederick Douglass worked hard when the Civil War began. He tried to persuade President Lincoln to accept black enlisted men in to war. When blacks were permitted to enlist, Douglass helped in their struggle for equal pay. After that, Douglas sought to better the conditions of the freed man.