Frederick Douglass The Life and Times of Frederick Douglass.

order Description You would have read that Frederick Douglass was born a slave in" rel="nofollow">in an isolated Maryland plantation and then escaped. He traveled extensively in" rel="nofollow">in the North and abroad and became a promin" rel="nofollow">inent abolitionist. He counseled President Lin" rel="nofollow">incoln durin" rel="nofollow">ing the Civil War and in" rel="nofollow">influenced some of his decisions. What enabled Frederick Douglass to escape from slavery? In answerin" rel="nofollow">ing this, you should in" rel="nofollow">include all the significant people, experiences, in" rel="nofollow">incidents and books that created a desire in" rel="nofollow">in him to escape and gave him the ability to do so. You should also explain" rel="nofollow">in HOW these factors in" rel="nofollow">influenced him. Once Douglass escaped he join" rel="nofollow">ined up with abolitionists in" rel="nofollow">in the North and became a promin" rel="nofollow">inent abolitionist. What role did he play in" rel="nofollow">in the abolitionist movement in" rel="nofollow">in the U.S. and abroad? You should also discuss his in" rel="nofollow">introduction to the world of abolitionists, his extensive work as an abolitionist at home and abroad, and his views on the purchase of his freedom. You should discuss his views on the Constitution. You should further in" rel="nofollow">include in" rel="nofollow">in your answer his views on the Civil War, on Abraham Lin" rel="nofollow">incoln, and his work in" rel="nofollow">in the Civil War. Part 2: (2 pages min" rel="nofollow">inimum) Listen or read the transcript of historian Eric Foner's in" rel="nofollow">interview in" rel="nofollow">in the NPR program. What similarities do you see between Douglass' experiences and the experiences that Professor Foner discussed. Accordin" rel="nofollow">ing to Foner what reasons did slaves give for wantin" rel="nofollow">ing to escape? What estimate did Foner give for the number of slaves who escaped through New York city? What is Foner's opin" rel="nofollow">inion on the importance of the Fugitive Slave Act? What is the source of the in" rel="nofollow">information in" rel="nofollow">in Foner's book “Gateway to Freedom” and who found it? https://www.npr.org/2015/01/19/377606644/gateway-to-freedom-heroes-danger-and-loss-on-the-underground-railroad