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was born Isabella Baumfree in Swartekill, New York during about 1797.

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Douglass was nominated for vice president in 1872, but he never campaigned. He was the first African American to appear on the ballot.

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In 1863, Douglass talked to President Lincoln about treatment of black soldiers. Douglass supported John C Freman because Lincoln did not publicly support suffrage for black freedmen.

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To avoid being recaptured, Douglass set sail for Liverpool on August 16, 1845 and arrived in Ireland. His British supporters gathered funds for him and he returned to America in 1847 as a free man.

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Douglass settled as a free man with his wife, Anna Murray, in New Bedford in 1838. He told his story at abolitionist meetings and lectured about anti-slavery.

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Frederick Douglass escaped slavery in 1838 and used his talents as a writer and orator to fight for emancipation. Douglass edited an abolitionist newspaper,

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Douglass once worked for Edward Covey, who was called a "slave-breaker." He beat Douglass, but after losing one, he never beat him again. Douglass escaped during his third attempt.

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After Douglass learned to read, he began to teach other slaves to read the New Testament. Sometimes, over 40 slaves would come to learn to read.

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Douglass wrote his first autobiography, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, in 1845. It was a best-seller in America.

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was born into slavery around 1818 in Maryland.