Frederick Douglass - Douglass met and fell in love with Anna Murray

Time: 1837

Place: Baltimore, Maryland, U.S.

Details: Douglass first tried to escape from Freeland, who had hired him from his owner, but was unsuccessful. In 1837, Douglass met and fell in love with Anna Murray, a free black woman in Baltimore about five years older than he. Her free status strengthened his belief in the possibility of gaining his own freedom. Murray encouraged him and supported his efforts by aid and money.

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