One of the greatest Americans
Frederick Douglass, I believe like Abraham Lincoln, was a founding father displaced in time to finish the work of the American Revolution.
Educated from the bowels of slavery, Douglass is the most striking example I have found of education in adversity throughout my study of the open source educated. He had no formal schooling at all, yet he became a powerful public speaker, started and edited an influential abolitionist newspaper, and authored three books.
The word "perseverance" seems to shortchange the force of his will to transcend mere endurance of slavery to have a large roll in conquering it. America's initial failure and struggle to adhere to its own stated humanistic values of "life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness," can be deeply understood by reading the hammering words of Douglass in his autobiographies and speeches.
Frederick Douglass at a glance
Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, (born circa 1818 February 20, 1895) was an American abolitionist, women's suffragist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. Called "The Sage of Anacostia" and "The Lion of Anacostia", Douglass is one of the most prominent figures in African American and United States history.
He was a firm believer in the equality of all people, whether black, female, Native American, or recent immigrant. He was fond of saying, "I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong."
Recommended books about Frederick Douglass
Some of my blog posts about Frederick Douglass
- With High Hope, and a Fixed Purpose
- In this blog post I touch on the roll of learning in the life of Frederick Douglass.
- Unchain Your Brain-Part I
- This blog post is about building expertise and is derived from studying the life of Douglass -- as well as other non-degreed achievers -- and coupling that research with the latest findings in cognitive psychology.
Latest blog posts on the Mental Discipline
I write about the mental discipline a lot in my blog, which I define as "the discipline to train, educate and exercise the mind." Listed below are the latest posts.
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I study the life of Frederick Douglass as a part of my research into those who have become educated without attaining a college degree. I've come to refer to the process non-degreed achievers use to learn as "open source education."
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