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Why did Frederick Douglass want to free the slave?

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He was a former slave and wanted to see his fellow brothers and sisters in slavery freed.

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Why did Frederick Douglass didn't want slavery?

because he was eather black or half black.. And slave masters are stupid white honkey hicks


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Who did Frederick Douglass want to have equal rights?

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Why did Stephen A. Douglas change his name?

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Why did Frederick Douglass want to go to Baltimore?

Frederick Douglass wanted to go to Baltimore because he had the opportunity to learn a trade as a ship caulker, which would provide him with more freedom and autonomy than being a field slave. Despite the harsh conditions he faced in the city, he saw it as a chance to improve his circumstances and work towards gaining his freedom.


What conditions made Frederick Douglass' early life harsh?

Frederick Douglass childhood was hard he was separated from his mother because the slave owners did not want them to grow a bond. The older lady on the plantation took care of him since she was unable to work. He called her grandmother. What is even worse is Fred's first childhood memory was seeing his aunt get tied up and whipped.


What do you think about Frederick Douglass?

Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) is famous because he became one of the greatest anti-slavery leaders in US history. Also he put great effort into the rights for women (women's suffragist movement). He supported women's rights because he thought everyone should be treated equally. He was also famous for the books and autobiographies he wrote.


Did Texas want to join the U.S. as a free state or slave state?

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Why did congress not want the new states to be slave nor free states?

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What was important about Frederick Douglass and the abolitionist movement?

Because he showed how African Americans can do anything a white person can do and we have rights, we are people too and we can do something and become who we want to become!