To find out more about Frederick Douglass and his journey to Great Britain, we recommend these sites (clicking on links will open a new window).
Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Written by Himself. Boston: Anti-Slavery Office, 1845. (University of North Carolina, Documenting the American South)
The Frederick Douglass Papers Project (University of Indiana, Purdue)
Frederick Douglass in Scotland (British History--About.com)
Leader, Statesman, and Former Slave Lives in Great Britain from 1845-1847 (British History--About.com)
Lucretia Mott to Richard and Hannah Webb, 25 February 1842 (Women and Social Movements, 1775-1940)