Frederick Douglass

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in Talbot County, Maryland, The United States

February 14, 1818

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February 20, 1895

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Frederick Douglass (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey) was an American abolitionist, editor, orator, author, statesman and reformer. Called "The Sage of Anacostia" and "The Lion of Anacostia", Douglass is one of the most prominent figures in African-American history and United States history. In 1872, Douglass was nominated as the vice presidential candidate on the Equal Rights Party ticket with Victoria Woodhull, the first woman to run for President of the United States.

He was a firm believer in the equality of all people, whether black, woman, Native American, or recent immigrant. He was fond of saying, "I would unite with anybody to do right and with nobody to do wrong."

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	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass 3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 24,731 ratings — published 1845 — 248 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Bondage and My Freedom by Frederick Douglass, John David Smith 4.16 of 5 stars 4.16 avg rating — 2,570 ratings — published 1855 — 66 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave & Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl by Frederick Douglass, Harriet Jacobs, Kwame Anthony Appiah (Introduction) 3.98 of 5 stars 3.98 avg rating — 366 ratings — published 2007 — 8 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Autobiographies: Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave/My Bondage & My Freedom/Life & Times of Frederick Douglass (Library of America #68) by Frederick Douglass, Henry Louis Gates Jr. (Editor) 4.29 of 5 stars 4.29 avg rating — 223 ratings — published 1994 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Life and Times of Frederick Douglass 4.01 of 5 stars 4.01 avg rating — 178 ratings — published 1888 — 36 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Heroic Slave (African American Heritage Book) 3.28 of 5 stars 3.28 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 2008 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Collected Articles of Frederick Douglass 3.68 of 5 stars 3.68 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1994 — 9 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Three Classic African-American Novels: The Heroic Slave; Clotel; Our Nig by Frederick Douglass (Editor), William Wells Brown, Harriet E. Wilson 3.67 of 5 stars 3.67 avg rating — 33 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	My Escape from Slavery, and Reconstruction 3.83 of 5 stars 3.83 avg rating — 23 ratings — published 2006	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Escape from Slavery: The Boyhood of Frederick Douglass in His Own Words 4.26 of 5 stars 4.26 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1993 — 4 editions	Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Once you learn to read, you will be forever free.”
― Frederick Douglass

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“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.”
― Frederick Douglass

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“I prefer to be true to myself, even at the hazard of incurring the ridicule of others, rather than to be false, and to incur my own abhorrence.”
― Frederick Douglass

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