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Frederick Douglass was an abolitionist and writer born into slavery in 1817 in Maryland. He taught himself to read and write, and eventually escaped to the North where he became a prominent speaker and author advocating for the abolition of slavery. Douglass demonstrated perseverance, justice, liberty, diligence, and freedom of expression through his work writing about his life in slavery, giving anti-slavery speeches, starting an abolitionist newspaper called The North Star, and advocating for women's suffrage and the rights of all people to be treated equally.
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- 2. About him  Full Name Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey  Birth Date Feb 7,1817  Birth Place Tuckahoe,Md.  Date of death Feb,20 1895
- 3. More Facts  Family Harriet Bailey  Abolitionist, Writer  Known for Anti-Slavery
- 4. Character Traits Perseverance  When Sophia Auld was told to stop teaching Douglass he never gave up learning to read.  learned to read by paying boys in bread to tell him what they learned.  Never gave up his dream of being free  Figured out how to escape to Maryland then to England
- 5. Justice  wanted everyone to be treated equally.  helped other slaves by giving anti-slavery speeches, writing a book about his life as a slave, starting The North Star and helping women to get the right to vote Liberty  worked for his own freedom.  escaped Hugh Auld.  was a conductor on the Underground Railroad
- 6. Diligence  planned his escape from his owner  worked hard writing a book,  giving speeches  writing a newspaper The North Star Freedom of expression and conscience  gave speeches about slavery.  wrote a book about his life as a slave.
- 7. credits  Eduplace.com (social studies books)  www.Funfacts4me.com  Galileo  Frederickdouglass.org