Frederick Douglass vs Walt Whitman
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Compare the life timelines of Frederick Douglass (1818–1895) and Walt Whitman (1819–1892) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 73 years, from 1819 to 1892.
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Frederick Douglass (1818–1895)
- — Born into slavery in Talbot County, Maryland Verified
- — Secretly learned to read and write in Baltimore Verified
- — Escaped from slavery to the North Verified
- — Married Anna Murray Verified
- — Published Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass Verified
- — Founded the abolitionist newspaper The North Star in Rochester Verified
- — Spoke at the Seneca Falls Convention for women's rights Verified
- — Appointed United States Marshal for the District of Columbia Verified
- — Served as U.S. Minister Resident and Consul General to Haiti Verified
- — Died in Washington, D.C. Verified
Walt Whitman (1819–1892)
- — Born in West Hills, Long Island, New York Verified
- — Family moved to Brooklyn Verified
- — Began work as a printer's apprentice Verified
- — Worked as journalist and newspaper editor Verified
- — Self-published the first edition of Leaves of Grass Verified
- — Moved to Washington and volunteered in Civil War hospitals Verified
- — Published Drum-Taps and elegies for Lincoln Verified
- — Suffered a paralytic stroke and moved to Camden, New Jersey Verified
- — Died in Camden, New Jersey Verified