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Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey was an escaped slave who later became a leader of an abolitionist movement, which set out to end slavery. Douglass wrote many autobiographies along with noteworthy speeches detailing his times as a slave. He became known as the "father of the civil rights movement", dedicating his life to shape the American nation fighting for equality.

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An experience that made Douglass a reformer was his experience in slavery, as he grew up as a slave working on a plantation, where he witnessed and experienced brutal whippings of various slaves. Douglass was moved from master to master, and each time he resisted the tyranny of slavery more and more. In the end, Douglass escapes when working in a Baltimore shipyard.

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Douglass focused on abolishing slavery, writing many books on the topic, and speaking in abolitionist meetings. He became part of the "Hundred Conventions" project where he toured the United States talking about anti-slavery.

Douglass also became involved in women's rights. He was the only African American to attend the Seneca Falls Convention - a meeting of women's rights activists. Douglass published his own newsletter, named the North Star that included his abolitionist views.

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Along with his tours and newsletter, Douglass penned five autobiographies detailing his times as a slave and his views, which promoted the cause of abolition. Douglass also became a strong speaker and attended lots of abolitionist movement meetings.

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In the end, Frederick Douglass was extremely successful in fighting for equality and rights for slaves and women. Douglass was even a consultant to President Lincoln and became the first African American nominated to be a presidential candidate.

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How did Frederick Douglass and their work reshape American identity and culture?

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How did Frederick Douglass and their work reshape American identity and culture?

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Frederick Douglass worked hard to abolish slavery and create equality in America. The American Identity is forever changed because of Douglass and his work to free slaves. Without Douglass the world we live in right now would be vastly different.

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History.com Editors. “Frederick Douglass.” History.com, A&E Television Networks, 27 Oct. 2009, www.history.com/topics/black-history/frederick-douglass.

“Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895.” Summary of Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. Written by Himself, docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglass/summary.html.

Reminiscences of Abraham Lincoln, storyoftheweek.loa.org/2013/02/reminiscences-of-abraham-lincoln.html.