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Federick Douglass was born into savery. He worked hard since he was six.

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born into bondage Douglass recounts the brutality of his early life on a Maryland plantation and his determination to educate himself against all odds.

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Federick Douglass lifelong commitment to womens rights reflected a belief that rights shall be equal not limited by race or gender.

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Douglass played a critical role in the 1848 seneca falls women's rights convention.

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The 1850s brought new concerns for the community of abolitionists with which Frederick Douglass had aligned himself.

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The Fugitive slave act attempted to oblige citizens in the free states to return slaves to their masters.

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It criminalized the efforts of those who particapated in the underground rail road

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during reconstruction Douglass became the highest-ranking black official of his time and advocated for full civil rights for black people as well as for women.

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Federick Douglass was born on febrauary 1818 in Cordova, MD.

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On february 20, 1895 Douglass attended a meeting for the national council of women. He returned home to Cedar Hill in the late afternoon and he was preparing to give a speech at a local church when he suffered a heart attack and passed away. Douglass was 77.