... won a Congressional Medal of Honor for his efforts. He had fought, he said later, "to serve my country and my oppressed brothers." Frederick Douglass' son Lewis wrote to his sweetheart shortly after the battle, "This regiment has established itself as a fighting regiment...not a man flinched, though it was a trying time... ... Cabot Forbes. The best performances, however, are turned" in by Denzel Washington who plays Trip and Morgan Freeman who plays Sergeant Major John Rawlins. Washington won the Oscar for Best Supporting Actor for his portrayal of the embittered runaway slave. Andre Br...

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... Douglass spoke at Rochester's Independence Day festivity, where he spoke against the bond slavery. Frederick Douglass met another abolitionist, John Brown, who sought to overthrow slavery by warfare. Douglass refused to take part in the overthrow in fear of his life. John Brown was hanged, because of treason. On April 12 1861, confederate troops bombed Fort Sumter and Frederick Douglass saw this ... , Douglass spoke to African Americans at churches and meeting halls across the north to fight for the union in the Civil War. Frederick Douglass recruited his two sons Charles and Lewis Dougl...

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... . Shaw had earlier served in the Seventh New York National Guard and the Second Massachusetts Infantry, and was appointed colonel of the Fifty-fourth in February 1863 by Massachusetts governor John A. Andrew. As one of the first black units organized in the northern states, the Fifty-fourth was the object of great interest and curiosity, and its performance would be considered ... of the possibilities surrounding the use of blacks in combat. The regiment was composed primarily of free blacks from throughout the north, particularly Massachusetts and Pennsylvania. Amongst its recruits was ...

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... Lady of the Lake, and he suggested it to Frederick after the main character's name. One year later Anna gave birth to their first child, Rosetta, and then their son Lewis was born the next year. After only living for a few months in New Bedford, a man came up to Douglass and wanted to know is he would subscribe to a newspaper called ... 1847 Douglass and his family moved to Rochester, New York, and there published a the "North Star- a weekly newspaper, that was very successful as well. Years later in 1859, he helped John Brown raid on Harper's Ferry, and because of that had to flee to E...

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... HE MADE IT HIS GOAL TO LEARN. FAMILY LIFE DOUGLASS WAS MARRIED TO ANNA MURRY A BLACK AFRICAN AMERICAN. SHE WAS NOT A SLAVE. THEY HAD FIVE CHILDREN TO GETHER: ROSETTA DOUGLASS, LEWIS HENRY DOUGLASS, FREDERICK DOUGLASS, JR, CHARLES REMOND DOUGLASS, AND ANNIE WHO DIED AT AGE 10. IN 1882 ANNA HIS WIFE OF NEARLY 44 YRS, DIES. IN 1884 HE MARRYS HIS ... OF THE LEADRES OF HIS TIMES. EARLY WORK IN THE CAUSE OF FREDDOM BROUGHT INTO CONTACT WITH A WIDE VARIETY OF ABOLITIONITS AND SOCIAL REFORMERS: WILLIAM LOLYD GARRISON, ELIZABETH CADY STANTON , JOHN BROWN,GERRIT SMITH ,AND MANY OTHERS . A MAJOR S...

• Word Count: 681
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• Grade Level: High School