Frederick Douglass black plaque

Hawick, Scottish Borders, Scotland, United Kingdom

Frederick Douglass. Near here, on November 2nd 1846, the famous African-American abolitionist addressed the people of Hawick about the iniquities of slavery. Born on a Maryland plantation in 1817, before escaping he taught many of hos fellow slaves to read. Adopting the surname Douglass from a chara

cter in Sir Walter Scott's 'Lady of the Lake', he spoke frequently at abolitionist meeting. After the publication of his autobiography, Frederick became a literary sensation. This brought him to the a

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