Frederick Douglass was an African-American slave. When he was really young he learned to read and write by himself which as a slave was punishable by death. When he was a little older he helped at his church in Sabbath School with black preachers. When he was 20 years old he escaped to the north with his wife Anna Murray Douglass and they joined the abolitionist movement. He spent his life to help bring justice to African-Americans, women and minority groups. He was the advisor to President Lincoln, served as U.S. Marshal of D.C. and in 1889 he served as to US minister to HAITI!(woot woot) He wanted to open the doors for African-Americans. He was always finding ways to help African-Americans and women. He died in February 1895 after attending a Womens council meeting.