Douglass, Frederick
(1818–1895), abolitionist, reformer, author.Born Frederick Bailey in rural Maryland to an enslaved woman and her master, he spent his youth alternately as a field hand and household servant in Baltimore, where his mistress gave him an aborted education. Returned to farm labor when his Baltimore master died, he attempted to flee, resulting in an often-recounted showdown with the slave breaker ... ...
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