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What Is Frederick Douglass A Turning Point

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Not only was he a prominent human rights leader in the anti-slavery movement, Frederick Douglass was also a great author. Among several of his writings describing his experience of being enslaved included his well known work: the Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass. With this narrative, Frederick Douglass shared his experience of being enslaved to persuade for the abolition of slavery. One of the most significant turning points in his life in slavery that Douglass shared in this narrative was his opportunity to live in Baltimore. Douglass being sent to serve as a slave in Baltimore caused him to better understand the evils of slavery and realize that he can be free. By the time Douglass was about seven years old, he was sent to go
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