Frederick Douglass (1817ca.-1895)

Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County on the Eastern Shore of Maryland around 1817. Douglass escaped from slavery in 1834 and became a free man. Frederick Douglass published his memoirs shortly after he escaped to freedom and he also became a recognized authority on the injustices of slavery in America. Douglass was also the editor of an influential abolitionist newspaper, "The North Star", printed in Rochester, New York. Douglass was an important figure in the Underground Railroad helping to organize abolitionist activity on both sides of the border and worldwide. Frederick Douglass died in 1895

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