Share to Google Classroom Information Standards February 14, 1818: Birth of Frederick Douglass, former slave and speechwriter who called for freedom of all people. Standards USHC.3 Demonstrate an understanding of how innovation and industrialization impacted demographic change, reform movements, and American identity from 18621924.USHC.3.CE Assess the causes and effects of significant turning points in the Populist and Progressive era from 18771924. Grades: 9 10 11 12 Subject: Social Studies Collection: African American HistoryNoted African Americans Series: PeriscopeAfrican American History Month | PeriscopeA. The Father of African American History