# Frederick Douglass
Topic: [[Topics/Slavery, Colonialism and Teaching History/Slavery, Colonialism and Teaching History|Slavery, Colonialism and Teaching History]] · People in this topic are listed on the hub.
- **Who:** (c. 1818–1895) escaped Maryland slavery in 1838; abolitionist orator, author of the *Narrative* (1845), editor of *The North Star*, later US Marshal for DC and minister to Haiti ◻.
## Role in this topic
- Named by @AlBuffalo2nite as a figure Black children should learn about ([[Users/@AlBuffalo2nite/Post Analyses/Post Analysis - AlBuffalo2nite on Teaching Black Children All of History (2026-10-23)|analysis]]).