How Did Frederick Douglass Impact The Civil Rights Movement

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The Civil Rights Movement was a period of hard times for African Americans who were minorities fighting for equality. Frederick Douglass was a man who helped save thousands of lives. Frederick Douglass was a man who helped fight for equality. He was a civil rights activist who came from a tough background, overcame many difficulties and whose actions impacted not only the past, but also modern culture.
Frederick Douglass’ childhood helped shape his life. Allowing him to become the man he is today. Frederick Douglass’s original name was Frederick Bailey; he was born in Tuckahoe, Maryland, on February 7th, 1817. His father was a white man while his mother was a black slave. He never knew his father and was separated from his mother at a very young age (Frederick). He lived with his grandmother on a plantation until he turned eight years old. After his eighth birthday he was sent to a plantation in Baltimore (Frederick). While Douglass was at this plantation he was left in the care of Aunt Katy. She was a slave woman who had a very bad temper. She was cruel and punished all of the children severely. Her punishments include beating the children and starving them. She would punish the kids
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As a slave abolisher, Fredrick became a conductor for the Underground Railroad. His station was located in Rochester (Sparatacus). Frederick experienced colorphobia directed towards him in his town, he used his experiences to help write a newspaper educating the people on the problems and hatred that existed (Sparartacus). In 1870, the population of Rochester’s African-American population was very little compared to the population of white town’s men, 427 to 62,386. Rochester had plenty of racial tension, mostly revolving around employment (White). The white men of the town became enraged that Douglass was writing a newspaper, the white man attempted to force Douglass out by burning his home to the ground