Frederick Douglass (c.1817–1895) was an American abolitionist; born near Easton, Maryland. Escaping from slavery in 1838, he took the name Douglass from Sir Walter Scott's Lady of the Lake. In 1845 he published his Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and in 1847, after English acquaintances had bought his freedom, he founded the North Star (Rochester, New York), which he edited for 17 years, promoting abolition through political activism. During the Civil War he implored African Americans to join the Union ranks, and during and after Reconstruction he held numerous government posts.
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