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In frederick douglas- did Frederick escape slavery by boat?- i think he did, or was it his plan?
Douglass tried escaping three times. The third time was the charm. This time he boarded a train dressed as a sailor, one of the few occupations a free blackman could have. He then crossed a river via a ferry and took another train to Wilmington, Delaware. From there he boarded a steamboat and sailed up the Delaware river to Phily before moving on to NYC.
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September 3rd, 2010 at 9:38 am
We don’t know. Fredrerick Douglas said he could not specify the details of his escapes because it would have been easier for slave catchers to capture him.
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September 3rd, 2010 at 10:00 am
On September 3,1838, Douglass boarded a train dressed as a sailor with false papers he got off the train in Wilmington, Delaware, and took a steamboat from there to Philadelphia, and then onto New York City. It took him a total of 24 hours to travel to NYC.
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September 3rd, 2010 at 10:50 am
Douglass tried escaping three times. The third time was the charm. This time he boarded a train dressed as a sailor, one of the few occupations a free blackman could have. He then crossed a river via a ferry and took another train to Wilmington, Delaware. From there he boarded a steamboat and sailed up the Delaware river to Phily before moving on to NYC.
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