Emancipation Proclamation

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Frederick Douglass failed in his first attempt to escape from slavery , but he refused to give up his quest for freedom.

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“Mr. Lincoln was not only a great President, but a great man—too great to be small in anything. In his company I was never in any way reminded of my humble origin, or of my unpopular color.”—Frederick DouglassHonest...



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