![]() ![]() It has been stated that he read whatever material his hands could get hold of. From there onward, Douglass took to self-educating himself. ![]() But his tutoring days were short lived after Sophia’s husband, Hugh Auld, asked Sophia to desist from educating Douglass. Kind courtesy to his slave master’s wife, Sophia, Douglass was able to learn the English alphabet starting around the age of 12. Authored five brilliant and critically acclaimed autobiographies Shortly after he was safe and sound, he changed his surname from Bailey to Douglass. It was Murray’s money that Douglass used to take a train to Havre de Grace, Maryland.ĭisguised as a sailor, and with the help of some identification documents given to him by a free African American, Douglass was able to flee from slave owner Edward Covey to the residence of David Ruggles, a famous abolitionist from New York. He was assisted by Anna Murray, a free woman and later his future wife. Did you know that Douglass failed on two occasions as he tried to escape from his slave masters? It was only on the third attempt (in 1838) that he was successful. ![]()
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