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Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. February 14, 1818[a] – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman. He was the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century. After escaping from slavery in Maryland in 1838, Douglass became a national leader of the abolitionist movement in Massachusetts and New York and gained fame for his oratory[5] and incisive antislavery writings. Accordingly, he was described by abolitionists in his time as a living counterexample to claims by supporters of slavery that enslaved people lacked the intellectual capacity to function as independent American citizens.[6] Northerners at the time found it hard to believe that such a great orator had once been enslaved. It was in response to this disbelief that Douglass wrote his first autobiography.[7] Douglass wrote three autobiographies, describing his experiences as an enslaved person in h

Frederick Douglass - Wikipedia Jump to content From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia American abolitionist (1818–1895) For other uses and other people with similar names, see Frederick Douglass (disambiguation) . Frederick Douglass Douglass, c.  1879 United States Minister Resident to Haiti In office November 14, 1889 – July 30, 1891 Appointed by Benjamin Harrison Preceded by John E. W. Thompson Succeeded by John S. Durham Recorder of Deeds for the District of Columbia In office May 17, 1881 – August 19, 1886 Appointed by James A. Garfield Preceded by George A. Sheridan

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