In 1833, Frederick Douglass was sent to a slave breaker in Maryland to be beaten back into submission. Watch this video segment to see how after six months of beatings, Douglass stood up to him and fought back. [2:58]

This speech might have sounded very much like this when Douglass delivered it in 1846. Actor Norman Matlock gives it here, in 3 parts. Choose from 3 audio formats.

This is a video lecture on Frederick Douglass and his biography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. It features discussions of Frederick Douglass's 1845 Narrative as well as John Locke's Second Treatises of Government (1690);...

Actor Norman Matlock reads a speech given by Douglass in London, England in 1846. Speech is titled "An Appeal to the British People."

Learn about John Brown's bloody struggle in Kansas against the slave system. [2:02]

Video segment explores Frederick Douglass's beginning as a slave when he was six years old as he watched his aunt being brutally beaten. [2:09]

In 1859, John Brown seized a federal armory at Harper's Ferry, Virginia, taking several hostages but failed to incite a revolution. Authorities found a link between Brown and Frederick Douglass. [1:41]

You can listen to the entire autobiography, or just a sample at this site. Available for free MP3 download.

Resource provides a biography of Frederick Douglass, famous abolitionist, writer, and orator. [2:25]

At this site from the History Channel, you can read about the famous people and places associated with the Underground Railroad, "the term used to describe a network of persons who helped escaped slaves on their way to freedom."