Frederick Douglass: The visionary who redefined freedom and Black liberation
American orator, editor, author, abolitionist and former slave Frederick Douglass (1818 – 1895) edits a journal at his desk, late 1870s. (Photo by Hulton Archive/Getty Images)Photo by: Hulton Archive / Getty Images Key takeaways: Frederick Douglass wrote that teaching a man how to read makes him forever unfit for slavery. As civil war loomed, he…
