ventions and spoke against slavery and the rights of free blacks. Sometimes white mobs broke up his conventions but he continued as a lecturer. He soon became on of the leading black abolitionists and on of the most famous lecturers of that time period. As his speeches grew became more cultivated, people began to doubt that he was ever a slave. So he wrote an autobiography entitled Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass in 1845. In this book he described every detail of his life as a slave. He then later wrote two more autobiographies entitled My Bondage and My Freedom in 1855 and Life and Times of Frederick Douglass in 1882. Since his books were so greatly detailed, he was in danger of being recaptured. So he went away. He toured Britain for two years. While there he spoke against slavery and his speeches had as much impact on audiences as they did in the United States. He returned to the United States after his British friends acquired his freedom. Since blacks were considered inferior then, Douglass decided to start a newspaper of his own that was run entirely by blacks. Garrison complained saying that Douglass' talents as a speaker would be wasted. Yet in spite of Garrison's objections, Douglass moved to Rochester, N.Y., and started the weekly The North Star which was later changed to Frederick Douglass' Paper. He continued to publish it from December 1847 to May 1863. In the paper he advocated the rights of free blacks and slaves. Douglass also supported may causes such as women's rights. Since Douglass was a Garrisonian he didn't believe in politics since it supported the constitution which Garrisonians thought supported slavery. When he moved to Rochester, he met "political abolitionists". They supported the constitution saying that it forbid slavery. The called for electing abolitionists into public office. Garrison felt that the north should separate its self from the south. However, Douglass was convinced that this would ...
