Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass, an African American born into slavery, is an icon in the history of both great Americans and great journalists.  The founder of the North Star, an abolitionist newspaper that fought slavery and called for the emancipation of women, Douglass famously said, “Knowledge is the pathway from slavery to freedom.”   Douglass’ book Life and Times of Frederick Douglass is one of the best accounts we have today of what life was like as a slave.  An advisor to both Presidents Lincoln and Johnson, as well as a United States Marshal, Douglass was at the forefront of the struggle to have this country live up to its promise of equity for all. 

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