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​​Jet Magazine Feb. 20, 1969 Frederick Douglass

Frederick Douglass, originally Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, was born a slave  around 1817 in Maryland. When Douglass was about twelve, his slave owners wife, Sophia started teaching him to read until her husband's disapproval caused her to stop. Douglass continued to learn in secret, however, and later credited reading The Columbian Orator with clarifying and defining his views on human rights.  Douglass was eventually sent to work for Edward Covey, a slave owner who had a reputation as a “slave-breaker.” Coveys constant physical and psychological abuse took a toll on Douglass until one day Douglas fought back and overpowered Covey. From that day forward Covey never beat Douglass again. Douglass tried to escape slavery twice before succeeding on the third try with the help of a free woman named Anna Murray, who would later become his wife. Murrar and Douglass had five children together. In his freedom Douglass achieved many great accomplishments such as becoming an abolitionist leader, advising presidents, lecturing to thousands on a wide range of issues, and writing several autobiographies.
Sources: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass and https://www.biography.com/activist/frederick-douglass
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