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Fredrick Douglass
One of the most influential abolitionists, Fredrick Douglass, wasn't your typical freedom fighter. For Fredrick, a former slave had the world against him and still fought for his beliefs.
First off escaping from slavery in 1838 had to be a treacherous experience; escaping slavery at any time would be! Most slaves couldn't read or write, but one slave, Fredrick Douglass, broke that barrier and many more. In his writings he uses a wide-open state of mind to clearly get his thoughts across. Fredrick Douglass's point of view about slavery, or rather first person experience on slavery, is expressed throughout the country, as he would explain slavery as being both life and death. How someone can write with such strong emotion, is beyond me, but Douglass did more than that. He captured and captivated the readers and listeners into thinking about and imagining his experiences.
Through his years, his use of the language, Fredrick Douglass, related his followers to......

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