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The Impact of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave, had a strong impact on
American and African American history through his
involvement with the abolitionist movement and the
establishment of the abolitionist paper called the “North
Star.” As a young slave growing up Frederick Douglass had
help learning how to read and ....
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.... placed him in the hands of
a "slave breaker" in an effort to "tame" him. One day the
two fought, and Frederick emerged victorious. Sometime
later he wrote that the fight had been a turning point in
his life. “I was nothing before--I was a man now."
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On September 3, 1838, Frederick escaped from slavery.
With identification borrowed from a free black seaman, he
traveled to New York City. In less than a day he was a free
man. Soon after, he sent for Anna Murray, a free black woman
from Baltimore. They were married and settled in New
Bedford, Mass ....
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