Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895. (brief biography of the former slave who became a great author and abolitionist)

From: Highlights for Children | Date: February 1, 1997 | Copyright information

Frederick Douglass was born a slave. He felt the cruelty that lashed a slave's body and tried to shackle a slave's mind with ignorance. But his body and his mind were strong, and he escaped.

He started telling people the story of his life. He spoke so movingly and so forcefully that a great many who heard him joined the fight against slavery. He wrote his story in a book. Crowds now gathered in the northern United States and in Great Britain to listen to this extraordinary man.

Before long, Frederick Douglass was running his own newspaper, the North Star. As he grew ...

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