... and his passion: "I am in earnest. I will not equivocate; I will not excuse; I will not retreat a single inch; and I will be heard!" 2. Frederick Douglass - Frederick Douglass, (1818-1895), was the leading spokesman of African Americans in the 1800's. Born a slave, Douglass became a noted reformer, author, and orator. He devoted his life to the abolition of slavery and the fight for black rights. 3. Harriet Tubman ... had a public and dramatic falling out over differing interpretations of the Constitution. Whereas Garrison regarded the Constitution as a pro-slavery document, even going ...

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