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Topic: Frederick Douglass
Many Former Slaves And Free-Born Blacks Looked To The Leadership Of Frederic Douglass. An Escape Slave Himself, Douglas Had Been Taught To Read And Write As A Boy By The Wife Of One Of His Masters. He Was A Great Speaker, And Much Sought After By Abolitionist Audiences. He Published An Anti-Slavery News Paper, The North Star. His Autobiography, The Narrative Of The Life Of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave, Was Widely Read. Abraham Lincoln Called Douglass "The Most Meritorious Man Of The 19th Century" .