1. Frederick Douglass
In February of 1818 Frederick Douglass was born into slavery in Talbot County Maryland. ... His new gained knowledge and rebellious nature led him to resist his slave master and even attempt escape. ... In 1841 Douglass attended an Anti-Slavery Society convention where he was asked to speak. ... Frederick Douglass believed it was possible to fight slavery using the American political system, he and other political abolitionists created an anti-slavery Liberty Party. ... Douglass convinced Lincoln that the main cause of this war was slavery in the south and the main goal should be to abolish sl...
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