Publisher's Synopsis
Frederick Douglass, born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey; (February 1818 - February 20, 1895) was an African-American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. After escaping from slavery in Maryland, he became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York, gaining note for his dazzling oratory and incisive antislavery writings. Let this blank 8.5 x 11 inch journal inspire you to record your thoughts and ideas.