Frederick

Why does Douglass insist on keeping the name Frederick?

Responses

He knows that friends will be looking for him under that name.
He knows that friends will be looking for him under that name.

He is not legally allowed to change both his first or last name.
He is not legally allowed to change both his first or last name.

He needs to use the first name he has always used because it is a part of who he is.
He needs to use the first name he has always used because it is a part of who he is.

His father had previously had the name.

His father had previously had the name.