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(1818-1895) Abolitionist, orator, writer. Frederick Douglass founded his newspaper, the “North Star,” in Rochester, New York, after moving there in 1847. The newspaper ran for seventeen years. One of the Douglass homes was at 247 Alexander Street. It was burned down in 1872, after which he moved to Washington, DC. Douglass died in 1895 and is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York.

Full Name

Frederick Douglass

Locations

Monroe

Author's Timeline

1818

BIRTH

Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey (Frederick Douglass) was born near Easton, Maryland, in 1818.

1845

LITWORK

Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: an American Slave, Written by Himself


Autobiography.

1847

OTHER

Frederick Douglass founded his newspaper, the "North Star," in Rochester, New York, after moving there in 1847.

1847

RESIDENCE

Douglass resided at 247 Alexander Street, Rochester, New York.

1853

LITWORK

The Heroic Slave


Novella.

1855

LITWORK

My Bondage and My Freedom


Autobiography.

1881

LITWORK

The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass


Autobiography.

1895

DEATH

Frederick Douglass died in Washington, District of Columbia, in 1895.

1895

INTERMENT

Frederick Douglass was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery in Rochester, New York.

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