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Frederick Douglass, who was born into slavery around 1818, is best known for his role in bringing the harsh realities of slavery to the attention of white Americans. After escaping from slavery himself, Frederick Douglas also became a living proof of the falsehood of common claims (in that... read more
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- Mr. Covey: Add a description of this character.
- John Brown
- Master Hugh
- Mr. Lincoln
- Master Thomas
- Harper
- Mr. Freeland
- Katy
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- Frederick Douglass
- Henry Wilson
- Mr. Garrison
- Thomas Auld
- Col. Lloyd
- Mrs. Stowe
- Tommy
- Bill Smith
- Charles Sumner
- Mr. Hamilton
- Grant
- Mr. Johnson
- John Harris
- Mr. Gardiner
- William
- Gore
- Anthony
- Gerrit Smith
- Wendell Phillips
- Miss Lucretia
- Hugh Auld
- Captain Brown
- Abby Kelley
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- United States Marshal Of The District Of Columbia
- Baltimore
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- New England
- Washington
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- Massachusetts
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- State Of Maryland
- Kansas
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IN Talbot County, Eastern Shore, State of Maryland, near Easton, the county town, there is a small district of country, thinly populated, and remarkable for nothing that I know of more than for the worn-out, sandy, desert-like appearance of its soil, the general dilapidation of its farms and fences, the indigent and spiritless character of its inhabitants, and the prevalence of ague and fever.
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- Dewey: 326.92
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