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FD escaped from slavery. Became abolitionist -
FD wrote "Narratives of the Life of Frederick Douglas. An American Slave" -
Started antislavery newspaper-"The North Star -
FD asked Abe Lincoln to let black men join the army.(1861-1865) -
FD helped pass the 13th Amendment, which abolished slavery. -
historian, author, writer civil,rights activist -
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First African American to earn a doctorate at Harvard -
NAACP- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People -
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first African American elected to Congress -
died one day before MLK' s I Have A Dream speech -
first Black woman to run for president -
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