Frederick Douglas's Life and Work in Baltimore

Frederick Douglas first heard the word abolition while he was living in Baltimore. He became increasingly aware of the hypocrisy of Christian slave owners who applied Christ's teachings only to white men and treated their enslaved workforce with severe cruelty. On January 1st 1836 Douglas resolved that he would be free by the end of the year and he planned to liberate several of the other men enslaved with him as well. But unfortunately their plan was discovered and all of the men were captured and taken to jail. After this escape attempt Thomas Ald decided it would be best to send Frederick Douglas away especially because of the influence that he was having among the enslaved people in the neighborhood.