Anna Murray Douglass

Anna Murray Douglass. . , "The story of Frederick Douglass hopes and aspirations and longing for freedom has been told - you all know it. , It was a story made possible by the unswerving loyalty of Anna Murray." , Rosetta Douglass Sprague, Anna Murray Douglass was married to abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Anna was born free in 1813 in rural Maryland and grew up in Baltimore, where she met Frederick Washington Bailey, a ship caulker who had recently escaped from slavery. Murray helped Frederick travel further north and away from his oppressors by providing money for a train ticket and also fashioned him a sailor's disguise. Murray met Frederick in New York City sometime later, where they subsequently married. The two adopted the surname Douglass after moving to New Bedford, Massachusetts., While Frederick began his climb as an abolitionist orator, Anna cared for their 5 children and helped support the family financially, working as a laundress and shoemaker. During this time Douglass' income from his speeches was sporadic and the family was financially struggling., In 1847 the couple moved to Rochester, New York where Frederick began publishing the North Star newspaper. After moving to Rochester, Anna established a station on the Underground Railroad from her home., Anna died on August 4,1882 in their family home in Washington, DC. On February 22, 1895, Anna was carried back to Rochester, where she was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery. Frederick Douglass was laid to rest next to Anna after his death in 1895., Douglass Family Timeline , 1848 - Frederick attends first women’s rights convention , Rosetta enrolled in Seward Seminary , 1849 - Annie is born to Anna and Frederick , 1850 - Fugitive Slave Act becomes law , 1851 -