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birth
Douglass was born a slave in 1817 in Tuckahoe, Maryland -
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Read
Frederick was taught how to read and write when he was sent to Baltimore. -
Freedom
Douglass finally escapes being a slave and marries a free African American woman named Anna Murray. -
Abolitionst speaking
Douglass speaks at an abolitionist meeting in massachussets and is employed as a agent for the antislavery society. -
Slave hunters
Douglass published a biography and shortly after moved to England to escape slave hunters -
Womans rights
Douglass attends the first Women's Rights Convention at Seneca Falls, New York. -
Refuses
Douglass refuses to support Brown and his planned raid on Harper's Ferry. -
The president
Works to aid the Union cause. Meets with President Lincoln to improve the treatment of African-American soldiers. -
Death
Dies on February 20 at Cedar Hill after attending a women's rights meeting.
