Person Detail: Frederick Douglass

General Information:
Full Name: Frederick Douglass
Biography: (1818-1895) Abolitionist, orator, writer. Frederick Douglass founded his newspaper, the "North Star," in Rochester, New York, after moving there in 1847. The newspaper ran for seventeen years. One of the Douglass homes was at 247 Alexander Street. It was burned down in 1872, after which he moved to Washington, DC. Douglass died in 1895 and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York.
Author's Timeline:
1818		(Unknown) County Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (Frederick Douglass) was born near Easton, Maryland, in 1818.
1845		(Unknown) County Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: an American Slave, Written by Himself Autobiography.
1847		Monroe County Frederick Douglass founded his newspaper, the "North Star," in Rochester, New York, after moving there in 1847.
1847		Monroe County Douglass resided at 247 Alexander Street, Rochester, New York.
1853		(Unknown) County The Heroic Slave Novella.
1855		(Unknown) County My Bondage and My Freedom Autobiography.
1881		(Unknown) County The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass Autobiography.
1895		(Unknown) County Frederick Douglass died in Washington, District of Columbia, in 1895.
1895		Monroe County Frederick Douglass was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York.