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Frederick Douglass (1818-1895), born as Frederick Baily, was raised as a slave.  He escaped to Massachusetts at age 20 and changed his name to Frederick Douglass in order to conceal himself from slave catchers.  

'''Frederick Douglass''' (1818-1895), born as Frederick Baily, was raised as a [[slave]].  He escaped to [[Massachusetts]] at age 20 and changed his name to Frederick Douglass in order to conceal himself from [[slave catchers]].  

He developed marvelous debating and oratory skills to expose the injustices of slavery. William Lloyd Garrison, publisher of the abolitionist Liberator Newspaper, hired him.   

He developed marvelous [[debate|debating]] and [[oration|oratory]] skills to expose the injustices of slavery. [[William Lloyd Garrison]], publisher of the [[abolition|abolitionist]] [[Liberator Newspaper]], hired him.   

Douglass published a best-selling autobiography, but then felt he had to flee to England to avoid being caught by slave catchers.  Reformer Daniel O'Connell formed a friendship with him there.

Douglass published a best-selling [[autobiography]], but then felt he had to flee to [[England]] to avoid being caught by slave catchers.  [[Reformer]] [[Daniel O'Connell]] formed a friendship with him there.

Upon his return to New York, he founded the North Star newspaper.  

Upon his return to [[New York]], he founded the [[North Star]] newspaper.  

His motto was "Right is of no sex-Truth is of no color-God is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren."  

His motto was "[[Right]] is of no [[sex]]-[[Truth]] is of no color-[[God]] is the Father of us all, and we are all Brethren."  

Douglass wrote, "I loved all mankind, slaveholder not excepted, though I abhorred

Douglass wrote, "I loved all mankind, slaveholder not excepted, though I abhorred

slavery more than ever. I saw the world in a new light ... I gathered scattered pages of the Bible from the filthy street gutters, and washed and dried them, that ... I might get a word or two of wisdom from them."

slavery more than ever. I saw the world in a new light ... I gathered scattered pages of the [[Bible]] from the filthy street gutters, and washed and dried them, that ... I might get a word or two of [[wisdom]] from them."

 

[[category:Americans]]

[[category:Americans]]