One year after 1838 - when he escaped from slavery - he began a completely new career, it was also the year he gave his first ever speech. In addition to the speeches he gave for the American Anti-Slavery Society, he gave numerous speeches in both the 1850s and 1860s. Of all the speeches he has given over the years, two have been truly unique. One of them, which is called “Pictures and Progress” (1861), and the other called “Pictures” (1864). These two speeches were unique from all his other speeches, and the names are unmistakably a factor in making them unique. Both speeches contain the word images because Douglass "found the image-making process to be a crucial aid to reform." (Raritan. Page 116) This shows how intelligent Douglass was, not only was he exceptionally good at giving speeches, but he also had a great understanding of how to influence people, as can be seen in his explanation of the names that were given to people. THE