Frederick Douglass
ca. 1879
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Born into slavery in Maryland, Frederick Douglass became an advocate for the equality of rights for all people. If there is no struggle, there is no progress.––Frederick Douglass, August 3, 1857
This primary source comes from the Frank W. Legg Photographic Collection of Portraits of Nineteenth-Century Notables.
National Archives Identifier: 558770
Full Citation: Frederick Douglass; ca. 1879; Frank W. Legg Photographic Collection of Portraits of Nineteenth-Century Notables. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/frederick-douglass, January 22, 2025]Activities that use this document
- Key Figures Who Worked to End Slavery
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