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1	[[quoteright:300:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/frederick_douglass.jpg]]
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3	->''Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will. Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them.''
4	-->Address on West India Emancipation, 1857
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6	[[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederick_Douglass Frederick Douglass]] (born Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, c. February 1818 – February 20, 1895) was an American social reformer, abolitionist, orator, writer, and statesman who escaped slavery and became a leader in the abolitionist movement.
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8	He wrote several autobiographies about about his experiences, including ''Literature/NarrativeOfTheLifeOfFrederickDouglassAnAmericanSlave''.
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10	He was also well known for his belief in equality for all people, including men and women and other ethnic groups and supported women's right to vote.
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12	!!Books by Frederick Douglass
13	* ''Literature/NarrativeOfTheLifeOfFrederickDouglassAnAmericanSlave''
14	* ''Literature/MyBondageAndMyFreedom''
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16	!!Media he has been featured in:
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19	* ''In Literature/HowFewRemain'' by Creator/HarryTurtledove, the first novel of his Literature/{{Timeline 191}} series, Douglass is one of eight historical figures who are POV characters.
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22	* ''Film/{{Glory}}'': He is played by Creator/RaymondStJacques.
23	* ''Film/{{Harriet}}'': He is played by Creator/ToryKittles.
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26	* ''Series/NorthAndTheSouth'': Creator/RobertGuillaume plays in the first episode for a speech about the slave trade.
27	* Creator/KenBurns' ''Series/TheCivilWar'' contains a number of passages from Douglass's writings and speeches, read by Creator/MorganFreeman.
28	* ''Literature/TheGoodLordBird'' and its subsequent TV adaptation has him played by Creator/DaveedDiggs of ''Theatre/{{Hamilton}}'' fame.
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31	* ''WebVideo/EpicRapBattlesOfHistory'' has him battle UsefulNotes/ThomasJefferson, taking a WhatTheHellHero position.
32	** The YouTubePoop preluding the series that became ''WebVideo/AldriversDevourerOfCos'' presents a version of their battle where things go [[CrossesTheLineTwice rapidly downhill]].
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35	* ''WesternAnimation/XavierRiddleAndTheSecretMuseum'': He appears in the episode "I Am Frederick Douglass", where he teaches Xavier that learning can be fun.

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