The lovely Lexi Taciak joins us in this episode of History Matters. She discusses Frederick Douglass who escaped from slavery and became a leader of the abolitionist movement. His writings are highly acclaimed worldwide. Lexi tells us about his life, his achievements, and his legacy today.

Douglass wrote three autobiographies in throughout his life: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Bondage and My Freedom, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass, where he details his experiences as a slave and his life thereafter.