Frederick Douglass, The Heroic Slave, published in Autographs for Freedom, edited by Julia Griffiths, Cleveland: John P. Jewett & Company, 1853
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The lonely billows of the Atlantic, where every breeze speaks of courage and liberty.
— Frederick Douglass on Atlantic Ocean
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About Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass (c. February 1818 – 20 February 1895) was an American abolitionist, orator, author, editor, reformer, women's rights advocate, and statesman during the American Civil War. He was born a slave in Maryland, as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey.
About Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass (c. February 1818 – 20 February 1895) was an American abolitionist, orator, author, editor, reformer, women's rights advocate, and statesman during the American Civil War. He was born a slave in Maryland, as Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey.
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