[Photograph] In August 1841, Frederick Douglass, a self-educated runaway slave, rose at a Nantucket antislavery gathering to recount his experiences of slavery's cruelties. Hired immediately as a speaker for the Abolitionist movement, Douglass became one of its most compelling advocates.

Even after the passage of the 13th Amendment ended slavery, Douglass continued his efforts on behalf of African Americans. He began challenging the many forms of discrimination that continued to deny African Americans their rights.

Douglas' portrait was taken by George Warren, a Boston photographer well known for his photographs of celebrities.

Courtesy of the National Portrait Gallery, gift of Emma N. and Sidney Kaplan
Photograph of Frederick Douglass (1818-95), 1876, by George K. Warren (1834-84), albumen silver print

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