[Revised entry by Ronald Sundstrom on January 12, 2023.
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Frederick Douglass (c. 1817 – 1895) is a central figure in U.S. and African American history.[1] He was born into slavery circa 1817; his mother was an enslaved black woman, while his father was reputed to be his white master. Douglass escaped from slavery in 1838 and rose to become a principal leader and spokesperson for the U.S. Abolition movement.[2]…
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