Frederick Douglass

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This paper documents the life of former slave Frederick Douglass, the father of the Underground Railroad. The author writes that Douglass was a great advocate of black men and women voting, and equal rights for blacks and women regardless of race. The paper provides a wonderful journey through the early struggles for racial equality and end to slavery by a brave leader in the pre-Civil War Era.
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Introduction
Emancipation
Enlistment of Black Soldiers
Fair Wages for Black Soldiers
Equal Treatment
POWs
Awards / recognition
Conclusion
Bibliography

From the Paper:

"Most history classes teach only that Frederick Douglass was a freed slave who helped free others. While he was instrumental in the Underground Railroad and the emancipation of slaves, he was also a major civil rights advocate. He fought for their freedom, the equal treatment of blacks and the rights of women as well. He was an abolitionist, an orator, and editor of the North Star (later renamed Frederick Douglass' Paper)."

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