Moving between abolitionist stronghold towns in Massachusetts, the pair became active members of the church community attended by many prominent former slaves, including Sojourner Truth and later Harriet Tubman.īy 1839 Douglass was a licensed preacher, a role in which he honed his speaking skills. Murray joined him and they were quickly married, settling on the new name "Douglass." According to his autobiography, the new surname was inspired by Sir Walter Scott’s poem "The Lady of the Lake." Upon setting foot in New York, Douglass was free to decide the direction of his own life for the first time. Along the way, Douglass even disguised himself in a sailor’s uniform to avoid detection. In under 24 hours Douglass traveled from Maryland, a slave state, to New York, a free state, boarding northbound trains, ferries, and steamboats.
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