Frederick Douglass And Women's Rights

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Frederick Douglass was born 1818 Maryland and died 1895. He has been an inspiration and hope for millions of people. He 1st started as an agent in Massachusetts Anti-slavery. Douglass embraced the women rights movement and supported anti-slavery political parties. In 1848, Douglass was the only African American to attend the Seneca Falls Convention, the first women's rights convention, in upstate New York. Douglass stood and spoke eloquently in favor; he said that he could not accept the right to vote as a black man if women could not also claim that right. He suggested that the world would be a better place if women were involved in the political sphere. His brilliant words and brave actions continue to shape the ways that we think about race,