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[[image:Freddouglas.jpg|150px|thumb|Frederik Douglass]]
'''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]].
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."
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[[category:Americans]]
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