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    Fredrick Douglass was born into slavery but taught himself to read and eventually escaped by assuming another man's identity. He became a prominent abolitionist who spoke out against slavery based on his own experiences, advocated for women's rights, and was the first black man nominated for Vice President of the United States. He authored several autobiographies about his time as a slave.

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    Fredrick Douglass was born into slavery but taught himself to read and eventually escaped by assuming another man's identity. He became a prominent abolitionist who spoke out against slavery based on his own experiences, advocated for women's rights, and was the first black man nominated for Vice President of the United States. He authored several autobiographies about his time as a slave.

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    Fredrick Douglass was born into slavery but taught himself to read and eventually escaped by assuming another man's identity. He became a prominent abolitionist who spoke out against slavery based on his own experiences, advocated for women's rights, and was the first black man nominated for Vice President of the United States. He authored several autobiographies about his time as a slave.

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    Fredrick Douglass was an Abolitionist who was born a slave. He was taught how to read by his masters wife. He loved to read because he believed it was the ticket to freedom. Borrowing an identity from another black man, he managed to escape and take a train to the Free states. He openly spoke out against slavery in the north and northern abolitionist delighted in having him because of his experiences as a slave and his influence. He spoke on behalf of womens rights. He was the first black man to be nominated of the office of Vice President of the United States. He wrote several autobiographies about his experiences as a slave.

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