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Mission Statement:
The Frederick Douglass Elementary Scholl Family believes
that to accomplish our vision,
our mission is to:
-develop a long range comprehensive
plan;
-strengthen organizational capacity
-(human, technical, and financial
resources);
-establish, communicate, and monitor the expectations and outcomes;
-enable leadership density;
-and, involve all stakeholders in
understanding and partaking in the change process.
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was one of the foremost leaders of the
abolitionist movement, which fought
to end slavery within the United States in
the decades prior to the Civil War. A brilliant speaker, Douglass was asked by
the American Anti Slavery Society to engage in a tour of lectures, and so became
recognized as one of America's first great black speakers. He won world fame
when his autobiography was published in 1845. Two years later he began
publishing an antislavery paper called the North Star.
Douglass served as an adviser to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War
and fought for the adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting
rights and other civil liberties for Blacks. Douglass provided a powerful voice
for human rights during this period of American history and is still revered
today for his contributions against racial prejudice.
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