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frederick douglass was born into slavery on the Shore of Maryland in February 1818.

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frederick douglass  was raised by his grandmother unit 8  which was a slave . He was taken from  as A child and sent to Baltimore, Maryland

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Douglass went abroad to avoid fugitive slave hunters after he posted his newspaper

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Thomas Auld, became Douglass's owner. frederick experienced harsher living conditions with Auld, who was known for his abusive to slaves. 

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September 3, 1838, he disguised himself as a sailor and boarded a northbound train.

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Frederick arrived in New York City and  declared himself free.  He was successfully escaped from slavery. then he married Anna and then they moved to New Bedford, Massachusetts.

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the North Star beginning December 3, 1847.

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the North Star beginning December 3, 1847.

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he continued to push for equality and human rights and he wanted to promote freedom for all slaves. so He published a newspaper to helped guide those escaping slavery to the North.

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in  September 1870, he became editor-in-chief and part owner of the New National Era, after he made his newpapper

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frederick first wife  died of a stroke in 1882 and was buried at Graceland Cemetery in Washington

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He married Helen Pitts in 1884 and were married for 11 years, when Mr. Douglass died of a heart attack in 1903 at the age of 65.

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February 20, 1895, Douglass attended a meeting for the National Council of Women. when he suffered a heart attack and passed away he was 77.