Analysis Of Fredrick Douglass s If There Is No Struggle

Grant Todd Mr. Sotak English 9 23 May, 2016 Activism within Fredrick Douglass â€Å"If there is no struggle, there is no progression,† is what Fredrick Douglass said during his speech at Canandaigua, New York During an event celebrating West Indian Emancipation Day (blackpast.org). This is saying that struggles and hardships need to happen to get anything accomplished. A lot of people today view Fredrick Douglass as a civil rights activist because the things he has achieved and the way he has positively affected society. The People that are known for bettering society should have to make long term positive effects, or be part of a movement that is considered influential that people look back on today and change the world for the better. What†¦show more content†¦Some of the things Fredrick Douglass did to better society was spread the word about civil rights by sharing his horrible experiences by publishing books and giving speeches to influence people to fight for what they think is right (Timeline of Frederic k Douglass and Family). He also reached out to Abraham Lincoln during the civil war to recruit black soldiers so they could fight for what they saw was right (Freedman Watts). He wasn’t just fighting for African American civil rights, he was also fighting for woman’s civil rights as a women’s suffragist (Sundstrom). Fredrick Douglass was Born into slavery in Tuckahoe, Maryland on February, 1818. His mom was also in slavery and his dad was the owner of the slave plantation (Douglass O’Meally). He tried to escape slavery, but failed in 1836. He attempted to escape a second time two years later in 1938 and succeeded and went to New York City where many escaping slaves often went. (Timeline of Frederick Douglass and Family) He died in 1882 from a heart attack that occurred shortly after participating in a women’s rights meeting and lived to be 77 years old (Timeline of Frederick Douglass and Family) Some of his major accomplishments were that he was nominated to be the Vice President of the united states of America. Another noticeable thing he did was write a famous speech still quoted today and is considered a major part in demolishing slavery called â€Å"what to the slave is the fourth of