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Frederick Douglass was a slave for approximately 20 years. Born into slavery around February 1818 in Maryland, he escaped to freedom in September 1838. After gaining his freedom, he became a prominent abolitionist, orator, and writer, advocating for the rights of African Americans. His experiences as a slave profoundly shaped his views and activism against slavery.

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