American Experience | Who is Frederick Douglass? | PBS
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The Abolitionists: American Experience #2501
Broadcast Date: Jan. 9, 2013
After escaping slavery from Baltimore, Frederick Douglass headed north and joined the abolitionist movement. He became one of the most well-known and eloquent orators of the 19th century.
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