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Frederick Douglas
By:
Jillian Gress

Ms. Holden
History 101
11/22/05



Frederick Douglass was one of the leaders of the abolitionist movement, which fought to end slavery within the United States. Douglas was a brilliant man and had a powerful voice for rights of African Americans and all humankind during this period. He was one of many people who spoke out about the injustices of slavery. He became recognized as one of America's first great black speakers.
Frederick Bailey was born a slave in February 1818 in Talbot County, on Maryland's Eastern Shore. He was born to Harriet Bailey, also a slave. He didn't know much about his father, only that he was a white man. Because his mother had to work long hours, Frederick was sent to live with his grandmother, Betsey Bailey. The role of his grandmother was to care for him and his siblings until they were old enough to work. When he was old enough, at about the age of 6 or 7, he was taken to Colonel Lloyd's Plantation. It......

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