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  2. Frederick Douglass - Wikipedia

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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 became the most important leader of the movement for African-American civil rights in the 19th century.

  3. The Constitution of the United States: is it pro-slavery or ...

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    Douglass used the allegory of the "man from another country" during the speech, [7] arguing that abolitionists should take a moment to examine the plainly written text of the Constitution instead of secret meanings, saying, "It is not whether slavery existed ... at the time of the adoption of the Constitution" nor that "those slaveholders, in their hearts, intended to secure certain advantages ...

  4. Abolitionism in the United States - Wikipedia

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    Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), a former slave whose memoirs, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (1845) and My Bondage and My Freedom (1855), became bestsellers, which aided the cause of abolition. After 1840, "abolition" usually referred to positions similar to Garrison's.

  5. Civil rights movement (1865–1896) - Wikipedia

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    Frederick Douglass (1818–1895), an escaped slave, was a tireless abolitionist before the war. He was an author, publisher, lecturer and diplomat afterward. His biographer argues: The most influential African American of the nineteenth century, Douglass made a career of agitating the American conscience.

  6. Four boxes of liberty - Wikipedia

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    A version that is close to the modern forms was introduced by Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave who became an influential public figure in the Union States and United Kingdom before the U.S. Civil War, and had a long and distinguished career after the war. In a speech delivered on 15 November 1867, Douglass said "A man's rights rest in three ...

  7. American Equal Rights Association - Wikipedia

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    Frederick Douglass. The majority of the attendees supported the pending Fifteenth Amendment, but debate was contentious. [96] Douglass said, "I do not see how anyone can pretend that there is the same urgency in giving the ballot to woman as to the negro. With us, the matter is a question of life and death, at least in fifteen States of the Union."

  8. Animated Frederick Douglass calls slavery a 'compromise' in ...

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    PragerU video draws backlash for depicting Frederick Douglass in an animation calling slavery a compromise between the Founding Fathers and the Southern colonies for the benefit of the U.S.

  9. 1843 National Convention of Colored Citizens - Wikipedia

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    This was one of the most heavily-discussed and controversial resolutions. In the end, it did not pass. Henry Garnet and Frederick Douglass had different points of view: Henry Garnett’s speech advocated for slaves to up rise against their masters, [6] whereas Frederick Douglass countered that peaceful methods were the best solution. When the ...