Timeline: Frederick Douglass Timeline

Frederick Douglass

Timeline: Frederick Douglass Timeline

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The Library of Congress presents a timeline of the life of Frederick Douglass--a formerly enslaved African American, who became known for his prominent role in the abolitionist movement as well as for his speeches and writing against the institution of slavery--from his birth in 1818 to his death by heart failure in 1895. Included in the timeline are photographs relevant to major events in his life.

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