Frederick Douglas and Abolition Printing

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Frederick Douglas and Abolition Printing

• In the early-to-mid 1800s, a group of activists
  called Abolitionists fought for the end of
  slavery. Frederick Douglass was one of the
  leaders of this movement. He started a newspaper
  called North Star and was a supporter of womens
  rights. What else did Frederick Douglass do to
  influence American people?

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In the early-to-mid 1800s, a group of activists
called abolitionists fought for the end of
slavery. These men and women traveled around the
country using a variety of tactics, including
holding meetings, making speeches, and leading
protests to promote their cause. One of the more
popular methods abolitionists used was printing.
Because of advances in printing presses,
abolitionists could quickly and cheaply print
pamphlets, newsletters, and newspapers to help
spread the word about ending slavery. One of
the leaders of the abolition movement was
Frederick Douglass. Douglass was a powerful
speaker, a talented writer, and a popular
organizer during the 19th century. His abilities
combined with his experiences as a former slave
prepared him to become a national abolitionist
leader. Unknown. (n.d.). Frederick
Douglass. Library of Congress Prints
Photographs.
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Douglass, a former slave who learned how to
read and write, strongly believed in the power of
the written and spoken word. In 1847, Douglass
started a newspaper, seen here, called the North
Star, to help promote causes that ranged from
abolition to education to womens rights.
Douglass, F. (1849). The North Star. Library of
Congress Exhibitions, American Treasures of the
Library of Congress.
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Frederick Douglass also published an
autobiography. The Narrative of Frederick
Douglass was one of the most widely-read
abolitionist texts in the 1800s. Douglass,
Frederick (1849). Narrative of the life of
Frederick Douglass, and American slave / written
by himself. Library of Congress American
Memory, The Capital and the Bay Narratives of
Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region,
1600-1925.
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William Lloyd Garrison co-founded the
Anti-Slavery Society in 1833 with abolitionist
Arthur Tappan. The society wanted to make the
abolitionist cause more popular nationwide and
openly campaigned for an end to slavery. Seen
here is a broadside (a single printed sheet
popular in the 1700s and 1800s) from the
Societys annual almanac. American Anti-Slavery
Society (1840). Illustrations of the Anti-Slavery
Almanac for 1840. Library of Congress Exhibitions
, The African-American Mosaic African-American
Culture and History .
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Abolitionists like Frederick Douglass also
used popular songs to spread their message. In
this document, William Wells Brown, a former
slave like Douglass, writes this poem to begin
his songbook. Brown, W. W. (1848). The
Anti-Slavery Harp A Collection of Songs for
Anti-slavery Meetings. Library of
Congress American Memory, African American
Odyssey.