On August 11, 1841, Frederick Douglass was invited to speak at the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society's annual convention. In front of a white audience, Douglass gave his first speech that got him noticed and put him on the path to becoming a lecturer. Following his speech, Douglass went on tours to give speeches and lectures. When he wasn’t on the road, Douglass participated in local abolition-related events. His writing and speeches on antislavery led him to write and publish his own autobiogr