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May 23, 2024 · Douglass was born enslaved as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey on Holme Hill Farm in Talbot county, Maryland. Although the date of his birth was not recorded, Douglass estimated that he had been born in February 1818, and he later celebrated his birthday on February 14.
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Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was born into slavery on the Eastern Shore of the Chesapeake Bay in Talbot County, Maryland. The plantation was between Hillsboro and Cordova ; [10] his birthplace was likely his grandmother's cabin [b] east of Tappers Corner and west of Tuckahoe Creek .
PLACE OF BIRTH: Talbot County, MD. DATE OF BIRTH: February, 1818, He later selects Valentine's Day (February 14th) because that was the last time he saw his mother; she sat him on her lap and gave him a heart-shaped ginger cake. PLACE OF DEATH: Cedar Hill, Washington, D.C. DATE OF DEATH: February 20, 1895. PLACE OF BURIAL: Rochester, NY.
Oct 27, 2009 · Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in or around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. Douglass himself was never sure of his exact birth date. His mother was an enslaved Black women and his...
Born into slavery in Bay-side Talbot County, Maryland in 1818, Douglass, born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, was the son of Harriet Bailey and a white man. Separated from his mother as an infant, he lived with his maternal grandmother Betty Bailey until the age of seven.
Apr 3, 2014 · Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass was born into slavery sometime around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents...
Frederick Douglass was born into slavery, most likely in February 1818 — birth dates of slaves were rarely recorded. He was put to work full-time at age six, and his life as a young man was a litany of savage beatings and whippings. At age twenty, he successfully escaped to the North.
