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    Frederick Douglass

    African-American social reformer, writer, and abolitionist

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  1. Apr 12, 2024 · Frederick Douglass (born February 1818, Talbot county, Maryland, U.S.—died February 20, 1895, Washington, D.C.) was an African American abolitionist, orator, newspaper publisher, and author who is famous for his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself.

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  2. Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. February 1817 or February 1818 [a] – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He became the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century. After escaping from slavery in ...

  3. Oct 27, 2009 · Frederick Douglass was an escaped slave who became a prominent activist, author and public speaker. He became a leader in the abolitionist movement, which sought to end the practice of slavery ...

  4. Apr 3, 2014 · Abolitionist leader Frederick Douglass was born into slavery sometime around 1818 in Talbot County, Maryland. He became one of the most famous intellectuals of his time, advising presidents and ...

  5. Jun 13, 2012 · Frederick Douglass. Frederick Douglass (c. 1817–1895) is a central figure in U.S. and African American history. [ 1] He was born into slavery circa 1817; his mother was an enslaved black woman, while his father was reputed to be his white master. Douglass escaped from slavery in 1838 and rose to become a principal leader and spokesperson for ...

  6. Frederick Douglass is the Father of the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. PLACE OF BIRTH : Talbot County, MD DATE OF BIRTH : February, 1818, He later selects Valentine's Day (February 14th) because that was the last time he saw his mother; she sat him on her lap and gave him a heart-shaped ginger cake

  7. Frederick Douglass. On July 5, 1852 approximately 3.5 million African Americans were enslaved — roughly 14% of the total population of the United States. That was the state of the nation when Frederick Douglass was asked to deliver a keynote address at an Independence Day celebration. He accepted and, on a day white Americans celebrated their ...

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