1. Frederick Douglass
He founded an antislavery newspaper, wrote several autobiographical books, and helped recruit African Americans for the Union army during the Civil War. ... But he "remained firm, and, according to my resolution, on the third day of September, 1838, I left my chains and succeeded in reaching New York without the slightest interruption of any kind" (Douglass 74). ...
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- Grade Level: High School