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Who was Frederick Douglass? | Frederick Douglass Heritage
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Raquo; Who was Frederick Douglass? Who was Frederick Douglass? Abolition of slavery had been the deepest desire and the great labor of my life. Frederick Douglass, née Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, was born into slavery in Tuckahoe, Talbot County, Maryland. A runaway slave, he became an abolitionist. Douglass wrote three autobiographies: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. My Bondage and My Freedom. Life and Times of Frederick Douglass. Despite these unfortunate and unfavorable circumsta...
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The 1860 Presidential Election – Abraham Lincoln Historical Society
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Abraham Lincoln Historical Society. Preserving the Past for the Future. Category - The 1860 Presidential Election. Lincoln made his official announcement at the Illinois Republican Nominating Convention that took place in Decatur on May 9-10. Lincoln and Hamlin won 180 Electoral College votes. Republicans won in all free states except for New Jersey. Illegal offset type in /home/lincolnhistory/abraham-lincoln-history.org/wp-content/plugins/custom-taxonomy-order-ne/customtaxorder.php. Illegal offset type ...
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Civil War – Abraham Lincoln Historical Society
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Abraham Lincoln Historical Society. Preserving the Past for the Future. Category - Civil War. Beginning of the American Civil War. After Lincoln’s election as president seven southern states seceded from the Union forming the Confederate States of America. The Confederate States of America. The announcement of Lincoln’s election as president was the final injury against the South. Commanding the Union in the Civil War. Illegal offset type in /home/lincolnhistory/abraham-lincoln-history.org/wp-content...
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View on Slavery – Abraham Lincoln Historical Society
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Abraham Lincoln Historical Society. Preserving the Past for the Future. Category - View on Slavery. Lincoln’s View on Slavery. His position on social and political equality of blacks and whites would evolve over the years taking a turning point during his two terms as president. My first impulse would be to free all the slaves, and send them to Liberia, to their own native land". Illegal offset type in isset or empty in /home/lincolnhistory/abraham-lincoln-history.org/wp-content/plugins/custom-taxono...
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Rapid growth of slavery in the 1800’s | Frederick Douglass Heritage
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Raquo; Abolitionist Activities. Raquo; Rapid growth of slavery in the 1800’s. Rapid growth of slavery in the 1800’s. The acquisition of the Louisiana territories, known as the Louisiana Purchase. The Louisiana Purchase doubled the size of the United States in 1803. Click on map to enlarge. Provided a temporary solution by admitting Maine as a free state and restoring the balance. It also drew an imaginary line on the 36 30′ latitude, north of which slavery would not be allowed. The invention of cotton gin.
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Facts | Frederick Douglass Heritage
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Historical facts about the life of Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass was born. Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey. He was the first African American citizen to hold a high U.S. government rank. He is best known as a civil rights leader in the abolition movement. And for advocating education for the advancement of African Americans. He changed his last name from Bailey to Johnson to Douglass but he never changed his first name. His mother was the only colored woman in Tuckahoe who could read. When ...
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Timeline of the Life of Frederick Douglass | Frederick Douglass Heritage
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Category: Timeline of the Life of Frederick Douglass. Timeline of the Life of Frederick Douglass. 8220;Intelligence is a great leveler here as elsewhere” c. 1818 Frederick Douglass, neé Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, was born in in Tuckahoe, Talbot County, Maryland. His mother was Harriet Bailey, a slave, his father was a white man believed to be his master Aaron Anthony. He was separated from his mother as an infant. 1819-1825 […] more. Timeline of the Life of Frederick Douglass 1841-1860. My Bon...
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Biography – Abraham Lincoln Historical Society
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Abraham Lincoln Historical Society. Preserving the Past for the Future. Abraham Lincoln was born on February 12, 1809 in a one-room log cabin in Sinking Spring Farm. Abraham Lincoln came from a working family. His mother was Nancy Hanks, believed to be an illegitimate daughter of Lucy Hanks and a Virginia planter. His father was Thomas Lincoln, seventh generation of Lincolns in America. Marriage to Mary Todd. Illegal offset type in /home/lincolnhistory/abraham-lincoln-history.org/wp-content/plugins/c...
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Law Practice – Abraham Lincoln Historical Society
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Abraham Lincoln Historical Society. Preserving the Past for the Future. Category - Law Practice. Abraham Lincoln Law Career. Abraham Lincoln was a self taught lawyer. In September 1836 he was admitted to the bar, allowing him to practice law in Illinois.His first law firm was Stuart and Lincoln. Abraham Lincoln, the Railroad Lawyer. In 1851 Lincoln represented Alton and Sangamon Railroad. This case established Lincoln as one of the most prominent practitioners of railroad law in the state of Illinois.
